New CBC podcast explores how a Hamilton-born priest became the 'Father of Hate Radio'
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Long before talk radio took over the airwaves and began to put pressure on political parties, a Hamilton-born priest harnessed its power to influence the masses.
His name was Father Charles Coughlin and his evolution eventually earned him the nickname the Father of Hate Radio. Coughlin's story features on "The Flamethrowers," a new podcast series hosted by journalist Justin Ling. It traces the history of right-wing talk radio and how it grew from the fringes to the forefront of power, radically changing U.S. politics in the process. The Canadian priest turned radio star was one of the precursors to the movement, commanding an audience in the tens of millions during the 1930s. Coughlin was born on Oct. 25, 1891, in Hamilton. He graduated from the University of Toronto, then attended St. Basil's Seminary in Toronto, according to an encyclopedia entry compiled by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Flamethrowers picks up the priest's story in the early 1920s, when Coughlin was posted to Royal Oak, Mich. and began to experiment with a powerful tool that was still relatively new — commercial radio.
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