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Witness History: Father Charles Coughlin - America's First Radio Priest

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Father Charles Coughlin - America's First Radio Priest

18/10/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Father Charles Coughlin - America's First Radio Priest

How a controversial Catholic priest had millions of listeners in the 1930s.

How a controversial Catholic priest had millions of listeners during the Depression era in the United States.

In the 1930s, a controversial Catholic priest called Father Charles Coughlin had a weekly radio programme with millions of listeners in the United States. As the decade wore on, Father Coughlin's views became so extreme and anti-Semitic that he was seen as a threat to national security by the White House. Simon Watts introduces recordings of Father Coughlin and talks to his biographer, Sheldon Marcus.

PHOTO: Father Coughlin at the microphone (Associated Press)

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