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charles e. fuller

charles edward fuller -lrb- april 25 , 1887 -- march 18 , 1968 -rrb- was an american christian clergyman and a radio evangelist .
born in los angeles , california , charles fuller graduated from pomona college in 1910 and worked in the citrus-packing business in southern california until 1918 .
he then studied at the bible institute of los angeles -lrb- now , biola university -rrb- , later becoming chairman of the board .
initially a presbyterian , he became a baptist minister in 1925 .
he gained renown as the radio host and speaker of `` the old fashioned revival hour '' , a weekly sunday broadcast that aired from 1937 to 1968 .
the first nationwide broadcast occurred on october 3 , 1937 , on the mutual broadcasting system .
beginning in 1951 , the program was carried on the abc radio network , heard on more than 650 radio stations .
the `` old fashioned revival hour '' broadcast was originally recorded in a hollywood studio .
in 1941 , it was moved to the long beach municipal auditorium in long beach , california .
from 1941 through 1958 , audiences attended services that were broadcast live on the radio from the auditorium .
after january 12 , 1958 , the program was again produced in a studio .
the broadcasts were noted for the music , featuring the `` old fashioned revival hour choir '' and quartet , accompanied by organist george broadbent and pianist rudy atwood .
the choir made several popular recordings in the 1940s and 1950s .
fuller founded fuller theological seminary in pasadena , california , in 1947 .
his son , daniel fuller , served the seminary as dean and professor of hermeneutics .
in 2005 daniel fuller was honored at an awards convocation for 50 years of service to the seminary .
charles fuller died in 1968 shortly after his final broadcast of the `` old fashioned revival hour '' .
he is buried at forest lawn memorial park in glendale , california .
the long beach municipal auditorium was demolished in the 1960s , but a plaque marks the site of fuller 's broadcasts .
the book `` pagan christianity '' by george barna and frank viola notes fuller 's popularization of the use of the terminology `` personal savior '' when speaking of jesus .
