Marlin Maddoux
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Marlin Maddoux | |
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| Born | Robert Marlin Maddoux May 4, 1933 Fletcher, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2004 (aged 70) Irving, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Restland Memorial Park Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | Mary Maddox[1] |
| Career | |
| Show | Point Of View |
| Network | USA Radio Network |
| Style | Talk radio |
| Country | United States |
Robert Marlin Maddoux (May 4, 1933 – March 4, 2004) was an American pioneer in broadcasting.[2] Maddoux was the host of Point of View radio talk show, the founder and president of the USA Radio Network and the National Center for Freedom & Renewal (formerly International Christian Media), Alliance Defense Fund co-founder as well as a noted journalist and author.
Career
[edit]Maddoux was founder and host of Point of View radio talk show, which began in 1972[3] and is broadcast daily via satellite on 250 radio stations nationwide and around the world by shortwave. He was a pioneer in the talk radio industry with Point of View’s hard-hitting issues-oriented talk format.[citation needed] For more than thirty years, Point of View has covered the full spectrum of issues and current events that affect homes, beliefs, schools, government, churches and basic freedoms from a Christian perspective. In 1986, Maddoux received the National Religious Broadcasters Award of Merit. In 1994, Christianity Today magazine called Point of View America's "most popular live Christian call-in show."
In 1985, Maddoux founded USA Radio Network.[3] In 1994, the National Religious Broadcasters awarded the USA Radio Network its "Program Producer of the Year" Award. Marlin Maddoux was inducted into the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2007.[4]
Books
[edit]He is the author of several nonfiction books and one novel.
Nonfiction
[edit]- — (1 July 1984). America Betrayed. Huntington House, Inc. ISBN 978-0910311182. OCLC 11824565. OL 2873325M.
- — (1 February 1990). Free Speech or Propaganda?: How the Media Distorts the Truth. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0840772381. OCLC 1098799610. OL 1922673M – via Internet Archive.
- — (1 January 1992). What Worries Parents Most. Harvest House. ISBN 978-0890819333. OCLC 25131435. OL 1565733M.
- —; Corbett, Christopher (1993). A Christian Agenda: Game Plan for a New Era. International Christian Media. OCLC 34040832.
- —; Corbett, Christopher (1994). Answers to the Gay Deception. International Christian Media. ASIN B000O6JVQ4.
- — (2 March 2006). Public Education Against America: The Hidden Agenda. Whitaker House. ISBN 978-0883688137. OCLC 64098348. OL 8191446M – via Internet Archive. (published posthumously)
Novels
[edit]- — (1 August 1998). Seal of Gaia: A Novel of the Antichrist. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-0849916045. LCCN 98036612. OCLC 39545627. OL 374785M.
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Maddoux Obituary - Dallas, TX - Dallas Morning News". Legacy.com. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Marlin Maddoux 1933-2004". Point of View. 2004. Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ a b Jordan, Jamie S. (3 March 2004). "Radio network founder Marlin Maddoux dies". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Hearst Communications. Associated Press. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "NRB Hall Of Fame". National Religious Broadcasters. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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