Praise (TV program)

Last updated
Praise
Genre Christian
Narrated byJim McClellan
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes
30 minutes
90 minutes
Release
Original network TBN
Original releaseMay 28, 1973 (1973-05-28) 
present

Praise (formerly Praise the Lord) is a Christian-oriented television talk program which is the flagship program of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), airing every weeknight in primetime. TBN president Matt Crouch and his wife Laurie serve as the primary hosts of the show. On November 14, 2016, the title was changed to the shortened title Praise.

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Premise

Originally hosted by TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch, and later by Paul Crouch Jr., the program features a mix of interviews with celebrities and other performers discussing faith-based topics and their personal relationship with faith, and music performances from various gospel and contemporary Christian artists. It was originally 2 hours, which shifted to 90 minutes, as well as moved to a new timeslot. The program usually originates from the network's Trinity Christian City campus in Costa Mesa, California, though other episodes also originate from TBN's facilities in Irving, Texas, the Trinity Music City complex in Hendersonville, Tennessee, and the Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida.

A localized version Praise the Lord is utilized by TBN's owned-and-operated stations and affiliates to fulfill local or educational programming requirements.

Theme and announcer

Jim McClellan has served as the program's announcer for nearly 40 years. Rich Cook serves as the composer of the show's theme music used since 1992, which includes three versions of varying length and an alternate version utilizing a saxophone.

The 1981–1992 TBN Praise the Lord theme song was composed and arranged by Rich Cook.

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