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The younger of Paul and Jan Crouch's two children, Matt was born in Muskegon, Michigan, where his parents worked as assistant pastors at a local Assemblies of God outpost. The family later moved to California, where his parents would co-found Trinity Broadcasting Network in 1973. Crouch married Laurie Orndorff on August 25, 1985.
The Trinity Broadcasting Network was co-founded as the Trinity Broadcasting Systems in 1973 by Paul Crouch, an Assemblies of God minister, and his spouse Jan Crouch. [10] TBN began its broadcasting activities by renting time on the independent station KBSA (now UniMás owned-and-operated station KFTR-DT) in Ontario, California.
Paul Franklin Crouch /kraʊtʃ/ (March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American televangelist. Crouch and his wife, Jan, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973; the company has been described as "the world’s largest religious television network." [1]
As a teenager, Crouch worked behind the scenes during the formative years of TBN, alongside his parents and younger brother Matthew.In the early 1980s, however, he left TBN and ventured out on his own to produce and direct various Christian television programs such as Church in the Home for Fred Jordan and a program for TBN regular Dwight Thompson.
[9] [10] Jan Crouch and her husband Paul Crouch, senior also signed off on Matt Crouch (TBN) and his wife Laurie—now in charge at TBN, i.e. PTL (Praise the Lord) their signature & original show, as now becoming rather the primary hosts, as well as Behind the Scenes— to have produced over 4 plus major motion pictures, along with other ...
After the 2019 repeal of the main studio rule, requiring full-service TV stations like WTCE-TV to maintain facilities in or near their communities of license, TBN closed 27 studio facilities and put them for sale. TBN president Matt Crouch estimated that the move would save the network $20 million a year. [23]
The company is a spin off from Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). [2] The company was led by Matt Crouch (TBN) until mid-2010. [3] Gener8Xion Entertainment, Inc.
Crouch also worked as TV Director for Pastor Steve Munsey with the Family Christian Center. In this role, Crouch began speaking publicly, and was the keynote speaker at many colleges. [4] In 2003, Crouch's father and grandfather, founded JCTV, TBN’s youth network (now known as JUCE TV) with Brandon managing facets of the network's development.