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Erick Stakelbeck
Stakelbeck in 2018
Born (1976-01-21) January 21, 1976 (age 48)
NationalityAmerican
EducationHoly Family University
Occupations
  • Television host
  • investigative reporter
  • author
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2016–present
Genres
Subscribers1.02 million
Total views182 million
100,000 subscribers2020
1,000,000 subscribers2024
Last updated: Nov 4, 2024
Websiteerickstakelbeck.com

Erick Stakelbeck (born January 21, 1976) is an American author, and television host and presenter of The Watchman on TBN and The Watchman Newscast on YouTube.[1][2] As a Christian Zionist,[2][3] the show is sponsored by Christians United for Israel,[4] Stakelbeck being the director of its Watchman Project.[5] Stakelbeck has also been noted as an investigative reporter and author on radical Islam,[6][7][8] and is TBN's news director.[9]

Early life

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Stakelbeck had a working-class upbringing in Philadelphia, with his father, who was a factory electrician by trade, also being "an autodidact who loved to study biblical history."[2][10] Growing up in the Fox Chase neighborhood,[11] Stakelbeck graduated from the Holy Family University in the same city.[12] While a long-time supporter of Israel, he also became increasingly drawn to studying the roots of Islamic terrorism after the September 11 attacks, and began writing articles for FrontPage Magazine.[2]

Television career

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Stakelbeck worked as a senior writer and analyst at the Investigative Project on Terrorism from 2003 to 2005, and his articles appeared in several newspapers.[12] From 2005 he worked as a television correspondent, host and analyst for CBN News, where he covered "U.S. national security, the Middle East, Israel-related issues and the growth of radical Islam at home and abroad."[12] He has also been a regular contributor and guest host on The Blaze TV, and a regular guest on several Fox News shows.[11] He received the Ben Hecht Award for Outstanding Journalism from the Zionist Organization of America in 2014,[11] and a media "Truth" award from the Endowment for Middle East Truth in 2015.[13]

Stakelbeck began hosting The Watchman on TBN in 2016.[4] For his show, he has travelled throughout Israel, reporting from the borders of Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, and interviewing senior Israeli leaders.[2][10] He regularly highlights Israel's "strategic predicament", noting its proximity to radical Islamic terror groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas at its borders.[2] He also focuses on biblical end times prophecy, believing that "we live in prophetic times", and that "the miraculous rebirth of Israel ... set the prophetic time clock into overdrive".[14] He additionally became a correspondent for TBN's new Centerpoint, a nightly news and analysis program in 2022,[15] and host of the new show Stakelbeck Tonight in 2024.[16]

Stakelbeck recorded an exclusive interview with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in 2022,[1][17] and with then-former US president and presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2024.[18]

Views

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Stakelbeck in studio in Jerusalem in 2018

Stakelbeck has addressed several conferences and events of conservative groups such as ACT for America, the David Horowitz Freedom Center and the Family Research Council,[19] including the Values Voter Summit,[20][21] and has aligned himself with counter-jihad activists.[22][23]

He has stated his view that "the Left sees Islam as an ally and Western Civilization and the Judeo-Christian tradition is the enemy" and that Islam and the Left "have a shared hatred for this country".[24] He also claims that there is a "concerted effort by Islamists to infiltrate the very heartland of American society" and that American Muslims are engaged in "stealth" or "civilizational" jihad to impose Sharia in the US.[19]

Personal life

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Stakelbeck is married and has two children, and currently lives in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.[16] He previously lived outside Washington, D.C.[12]

Bibliography

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  • The Terrorist Next Door: How the Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat. Regnery. 2011. ISBN 978-1596981522.
  • The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy. Regnery. 2013. ISBN 978-1621570332.
  • ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam. Regnery. 2015. ISBN 978-1621573777.

References

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  1. ^ a b Foust, Michael (December 22, 2022). "Benjamin Netanyahu Came Back 'to Stop Iran,' Says Journalist Who Interviewed Him". Crosswalk.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Pine, Dan (August 3, 2017). "Christian Zionist praises Israel, warns of jihadist terror". The Jewish News of Northern California.
  3. ^ Kampeas, Ron (July 18, 2017). "Christian Zionists still uncertain about Trump — but know they're glad Obama is out". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  4. ^ a b "Q&A with Erick Stakelbeck, Host of CUFI's "The Watchman" on TBN". The Jerusalem Post. February 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Rothschild, Barbara S. (April 12, 2017). "Local Christians rally at 'Night to Honor Israel' in Cherry Hill". Jewish Community Voice.
  6. ^ Sinai, Joshua (2016). "Counterterrorism Bookshelf: 12 Books on Al-Qaida and ISIS-related Subjects" (PDF). Perspectives on Terrorism. 10 (6): 212. JSTOR 26297717.
  7. ^ Akram, Sarah (2015). "ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam" (PDF). Strategic Studies. 35 (4) (Winter 2015 ed.). Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad: 109–111. JSTOR 48536005.
  8. ^ Lopez, Kathryn Jean (May 13, 2011). "Southern Exposure". National Review.
  9. ^ "How celebrity influencers are helping Israeli NGOs reach Christians". Israel National News. December 18, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Ronen, Gil (December 8, 2012). "Stakelbeck 'Almost Shed Tear' at Cave of Machpela". Israel National News.
  11. ^ a b c "Local honorees to be awarded by Zionist organization". Northeast Times. September 4, 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d "Erick Stakelbeck". CBN News. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  13. ^ Langfan, Mark (June 20, 2015). "Gohmert: Obama Outed Israeli Iranian Spy Mission". Israel National News.
  14. ^ Hallowell, Billy (December 13, 2023). "'We live in prophetic times': Breakdown of the history of Hanukkah and End Times Bible prophecy". The Washington Times.
  15. ^ Kellner, Mark A. (March 4, 2022). "Evangelical TV network TBN to launch nightly news/analysis show". The Washington Times.
  16. ^ a b "TBN Announces New Weeknight Program with Network's Host and News Correspondent, Erick Stakelbeck". TBN. PR Newswire. March 11, 2024.
  17. ^ Rosenberg, Joel C. (December 22, 2022). "Netanyahu gives exclusive interview to TBN as he finalizes new government, prepares to go head-to-head with Iran". All Israel News.
  18. ^ "Erick Stakelbeck: Exclusive Interview With Donald Trump". Stakelbeck Tonight. TBN. October 24, 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Meet the Extremists Attending the ACT for America Conference". Southern Poverty Law Center. September 1, 2016.
  20. ^ Malone, Clare (September 17, 2012). "Pilgrims in an Unholy Land". The American Prospect.
  21. ^ Jilani, Zaid (September 18, 2012). "Courting leaders of an anti-Muslim hate fest". Salon.
  22. ^ "Stakelbeck on Terror: The West and Free Speech". CBN News. October 2, 2012.
  23. ^ Stakelbeck, Erick (September 15, 2015). "The Watchman Show: Is ISIS Winning Against the West?". CBN News.
  24. ^ Belt, David (2016). "Islam as a Platform for Politics: The Post-9/11 US Conservative Popular Security Discourse". American Journal of Islam and Society. 33 (2): 9. doi:10.12816/0037438.
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