Over dinner, Mr. Clayburn continued to tout his prophecies about television. By that time, he was more than a bit tipsy, but I was too naive at that point in my life to realize it had been due to the Scotch. “You mark my words. In another five to ten years, this thing will be in practically every home. It will be as common as the radio and the telephone are now. I see it. It’s coming. We have already got major stuff coming out of New York. NBC had a national television network established in 1951. It is just a matter of time, folks. This thing is going to be huge, and we have to find a way to get Christ Beacon into it nationally. Forget all this little local church service stuff. We have to produce just like the big boys produce. We have to present a polished product that will make people
