Paul Crouch, Jr.
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Paul Franklin Crouch Jr. March 13, 1959 Rapid City, South Dakota |
| Occupation | TV Network Executive |
| Title | Chairman and chief studio designer for Cinemills Corporation |
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Paul Franklin Crouch Jr. (born March 13, 1959) is an American Christian broadcaster. He currently serves as chairman and chief studio designer for Cinemills Corporation. However, he is best known for his long association with the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), which was founded by his parents Paul and Jan Crouch.
The oldest of Paul and Jan Crouch's two children, Crouch Jr. was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, where his father was working in commercial broadcasting at the time. The Crouches eventually moved to California, where they co-founded Trinity Broadcasting Network in 1973.
Crouch married Tawny Dryden, the daughter of Oklahoma City pastors Ron and Linda Dryden, in 1980. The couple had three children together—son Brandon and daughters Brittany and Carra—before divorcing around 2007.
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. Around this time, in 1982 Crouch briefly entered the spotlight as an outspoken critic of backmasking. He made appearances on both religious networks (including TBN) and secular programs, such as The Merv Griffin Show, playing rock music recordings he believed contained Satanic messages when played backwards. (To this end Paul Crouch Jr., points out that well known Aleister Crowley a Satanist/Occultist has been pictured top row, second from the left --one of 11 Free Masons, others of which Crouch doesn't mention-- on the Beatles "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart Band" record album cover. And, one memorable of many references he made was of "When Electricity Came To Arkansas" by Black Oak Arkansas. Allegedly says, "Satan Satan Satan," three times as "Natas". He's purpose was to show to often what was the seeming influence and messages actually heard in secular music like Blonde's song "Die Young Stay Pretty" and other lyrics, as well as the Beatles song "Imagine." And, he would have rather make recommendation of CCM --Contemporary Christian Music-- song industry in contrast).
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