Ben Kinchlow
Ben Kinchlow | |
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Born | Harvey Ben Kinchlow (1936-12-27)December 27, 1936 Uvalde, Texas[citation needed] |
Died | July 18, 2019(2019-07-18) (aged 82) Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Christian evangelist, television/radio talk show host, author |
Years active | 1971–2019 |
Notable work | The 700 Club |
Harvey Ben Kinchlow (December 27, 1936 – July 18, 2019) was an American evangelist who co-hosted The 700 Club from 1975 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 1996. He also hosted other shows on the Christian Broadcasting Network such as Straight Talk and a radio talk show, Taking It to the Streets.
Early life and education
Ben Kinchlow was born and raised in Uvalde, Texas, the son of a Methodist minister. Kinchlow received his elementary and secondary education during the 40´s in what was then the Nicolas School, a tiny building which was located in the center of East Uvalde city park, which was the last segregated campus for the city’s black students, operating exclusively for Blacks from 1938 until 1955.[1] He served in the United States Air Force for thirteen years. [2] He rediscovered Christianity in the 1970s after a period as a Black Nationalist influenced by Malcolm X and the Black Muslims.[3] He earned his MBA, later becoming a born-again Christian. Soon thereafter, in 1971, he was ordained as an African Methodist Episcopal Church minister.[2]
Career
Kinchlow became the executive director of a Christian drug and rehabilitation center and appeared as a guest on The 700 Club in order to speak about the people he saw coming to Christ through the center. He was asked back to host the show while Pat Robertson was in Israel,[4] and in 1975 he became The 700 Club's Director of Counseling. In 1982, he became 700 Club co-host and Christian Broadcasting Network vice-president for domestic ministries, in 1985, he was promoted to executive vice-president. He left CBN and The 700 Club in 1996 to pursue an independent ministry.[citation needed]
Kinchlow was the founder of Americans for Israel and the co-host of the Front Page Jerusalem radio show.[2]
Kinchlow was President and Co-Founder of Brio TV which launched in 2015 as a subscription-based streaming service with television affiliates focused on providing positive, faith-driven content for individuals and families. He hosted the platform's flagship program Ben Kinchlow's Real America.[5]
He was also a commentary contributor to WND, WorldNetDaily, a conservative network newspaper.
Personal life and death
Kinchlow died on Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the age of 82. Followers of Kinchlow's official Facebook page received a "prayer alert asking for emergency prayers"[6] the day before, though the reason for the request, as well as the official cause of death was never publicly disclosed.[7]
References
- ^ Uvalde residents work to preserve old segregated school, July 25, 2010, Associated Press article, for Lubbock Avalache-Journal, lubbockonline.com, accessed 2013-9-25.
- ^ a b c "Biography". Benkinchlow.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016.
- ^ Connection Magazine Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Connection Magazine Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ben Kinchlow's Real America". Brio TV. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020.
- ^ Bonko, Larry (30 July 2019). "Former 700 Club host Ben Kinchlow dies at 82". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ Calicchio, Dom (20 July 2019). "Ben Kinchlow, longtime co-host of 'The 700 Club,' Air Force vet, dies at 82". Fox News. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
External links
- Ben Kinchlow at IMDb
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