#Doug McKelway

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Emma Mae Weber at MMFA:

Trinity Broadcasting Network’s nightly news program Centerpoint repeatedly promoted Christian nationalism. Anchors and guests argue that the U.S. is a fundamentally Christian nation and encourage viewers to support Donald Trump in order to fulfill God’s wishes.

TBN is an explicitly Christian broadcaster known globally for its televangelism and Christian lifestyle content. The network reaches around 95 million households via satellite, broadcasts 14 languages across 175 countries, and contains an extensive streaming portfolio. In 2022, TBN set its sights on a new type of programming ahead of the 2024 election: news. 

On March 23, 2022, TBN launched Centerpoint, a 30-minute nightly news program produced by former Newsmax CEO Michael Clemente and initially anchored by ex-Fox correspondent Doug McKelway. According to Axios, the network claimed the “programming isn't meant to be politically biased, but will lean into Christian values.” The anchor lineup has shifted multiple times featuring various Christian voices such as Pastor Allen Jackson and former politician Rob Astorino, but recently TBN successfully poached yet another Newsmax expat, Lyndsay Keith. 

Keith joined former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on the May 20 edition of his TBN program, Huckabee, where she said, “You know, a lot of times news comes to you through a lens, a liberal lens or a conservative lens, and we have opportunities to show through a biblical lens.” 

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Christian nationalism on TBN goes beyond Centerpoint

TBN has a large range of shows that blend Christian lifestyle and talk show-style programming with politics, news, and religion. Takeaways with Kirk Cameron is one such show that sometimes crosses the threshold of Christian media into Christian nationalist propaganda. 

TBN's nightly news show Centerpoint is yet another part of the network's move towards Christian nationalist themes.

Former Fox "News" reporter Doug McKelway was the show's initial host, then various rotating hosts such as Allen Jackson and Marc Lotter presided over the program, and now Newsmax castoff Lyndsay Keith takes over Centerpoint hosting duties.

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Watch "Why I Voted For Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 | Doug McKelway | Centerpoint Shorts" on YouTube

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Coal miners' struggle continues amid Trump promises, Democratic plans

Coal miners’ struggle continues amid Trump promises, Democratic plans

As he stands atop a crosstie, effectively blocking a rail shipment of coal, Chris Rowe and many other coal miners in Harlan, Ky. fret about the future.

“Every time I look at my seven-year-old it gets worse,” he says. “Because me as an adult, I can survive. But when it comes to my little boy, he needs more than what I do.”

The laid-off miners have been blocking coal trains for five days now while…

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Watch "Why I Voted For Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 | Doug McKelway | Centerpoint Shorts" on YouTube

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Trump administration takes aim at Education Department

Trump administration takes aim at Education Department

Regulation Nation: Few federal agencies impose greater bureaucratic burdens on the interests they oversee than the Department of Education; Doug McKelway reports.

FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service dedicated to delivering breaking news as well as political and business news. The number one network in cable, FNC has been the most watched television news channel for…

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Watch "Why I Voted For Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 | Doug McKelway | Centerpoint Shorts" on YouTube

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Watch "Why I Voted For Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 | Doug McKelway | Centerpoint Shorts" on YouTube

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Sara Fischer at Axios:

Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), which calls itself the world's largest Christian television broadcaster, is launching a news show called “Centerpoint” with Fox News alums.

Why it matters: TBN is looking to build a "Christian lifestyle brand" rather than just "preaching and teaching," TBN VP of Marketing Nate Daniels told Axios.

Details: "Centerpoint" will air at 7:30 p.m. ET on weekdays and will be replayed at 10:30 p.m. ET so that West Coast audiences get it at 7:30 p.m. their time. In the fall, TBN plans to add another half hour to the show.

It will be anchored by former Fox News Washington correspondent Doug McKelway and produced by Michael Clemente, former Newsmax CEO and Fox News EVP of News. The show "will cover news of the day and other top stories," said Clemente, who joined the network full-time this year. The programming isn't meant to be politically biased, but will lean into Christian values. The show plans to feature newsmakers as guests with the possibility of recurring panelists down the line, McKelway said. Clemente plans to hire more reporters in the future, but will also leverage existing partnerships with TBN's overseas bureaus. Clemente hopes to launch more news programs.

TBN launched its news show, Centerpoint, at the end of March. Former Fox “News” reporter Doug McKelway is one of the hosts. 

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Black women are indomitable!! Posted @withregram • @notorious_fal The resiliency of Black women. #NeverForget Posted @withregram • @wonderwombman Genelle Guzman-McMillan was the last person found alive in the rubble of the World Trade Center. She went to work on September 11, 2001 on the 64th floor. When the towers came down she was buried for 27 hours, longer than any other person. Her story should have been included in the World Trade Center Movie released in 2006. SHE IS STILL ALIVE TODAY!! For Genelle Guzman-McMillan, the 9/11 anniversary brings back especially painful memories. Guzman-McMillan was the last person to be pulled out of the rubble of the twin towers alive. In a recent interview with Doug McKelway, Ms Guzman-McMillan was the last person pulled alive from the wreckage of the Twin Towers, 27 hours after the building collapsed on top of her. On that fateful Tuesday, she was working as an assistant secretary at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey whose offices were on the 64th floor of Tower 1. The North Tower of the World Trade Center. About an hour after hijackers flew a plane into the North Tower of the #WorldTradeCenter 30 floors above her office, Ms Guzman-McMillan and her colleagues decided to escape down the stairs. The tower collapsed as they reached the 13th floor. Ms Guzman-McMillan lay buried for over a day; she says it felt "like forever". She describes how her faith has given her strength and resolve in the aftermath of that unspeakable horror. #GenelleGuzmanMcMillan #TrinidadAndTobago #Sayhername #Blackhistory #thestufftheywonttellyou #September11th #TwentyYearLater #blackwithnochaser https://www.instagram.com/p/CTsVa96PYuM/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Three potential COVID-19 vaccines reach phase three of clinical trials

Vaccine candidates in the U.S., U.K. and Germany will be tested on 30,000 people as Russia is accused of stealing research; Doug McKelway reports.

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Rumors of possible Supreme Court vacancy could fire up Republican base, experts say

Rumors of possible Supreme Court vacancy could fire up Republican base, experts say

Rumors of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s potential retirement have reignited after Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller addressed a closed-door meeting of a legal society in Las Vegas on Friday. The senator can be heard in an audio recording of the meeting obtained by Politico, saying: “I think Kennedy’s going to retire sometime early summer, giving (inaudible) an opportunity to put…

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Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley introduce the BREATHE Act to transform the criminal justice system; Doug McKelway has the details.