Allen Spraggett

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Allen Spraggett
BornMarch 26, 1932
Toronto
NationalityCanadian
OccupationBroadcaster, writer
Known forParanormal topics

Allen Spraggett (born March 26, 1932) is a Canadian writer and broadcaster, known for his works concerning the paranormal.

Biography[]

During the 1950s, Spraggett was a minister of the Open Door Evangelical Church. He transferred to the United Church of Canada to become a minister there, then worked as the religion editor of Toronto Star.[1] In the 1970s, he wrote The Unexplained, a syndicated newspaper column concerning the paranormal.[2]

In 1975, Spraggett hosted a Canadian television show called E.S.P. [3] In 1976, M. Lamar Keene co-authored a self-expose of fraudulent mediumshp,The Psychic Mafia "as told to" Allen Spraggett. [4]

Spraggett was host of the CBC television quiz show Beyond Reason from 1977 to 1980. He also hosted the radio shows Sun Spots and The Unexplained on CFRB in Toronto.[5]

During the early 1980s Spraggett provided the daily horoscope forecasts for the morning drive show on CFNY FM in Toronto.

Spraggett is a believer in faith healing and wrote a biography of Kathryn Kuhlman. He has described Kuhlman as the "greatest faith healer since Biblical times."[6]

Reception[]

Bibliography[]

  • The Unexplained (1967) LCCN 67-26236
  • The Bishop Pike Story (1970) OCLC 119820
  • Kathryn Kuhlman : The Woman who Believes in Miracles (1970) LCCN 71-103843
  • Probing the Unexplained (1971) OCLC 208605
  • Arthur Ford, The Man Who Talked with the Dead (1973) LCCN 72-9600
  • The Case for Immortality (1974) LCCN 73-91365
  • The World of the Unexplained (1974) OCLC 4481248
  • The Spiritual Frontier (1975, co-writer with William Rauscher) ISBN 0385071892
  • New Worlds of the Unexplained (1976) OCLC 15765037
  • The Psychic Mafia (1976, co-writer with M. Lamar Keene) OCLC 2212880
  • Ross Peterson: The New Edgar Cayce (1977) ISBN 0385122985

References[]

  1. ^ Hicks, Wessely (June 1977). "Strange Things Will Happen". The Gazette. Montreal. p. TV Times 8. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ Martin, Lawrence (15 July 1972). "A lot of people think Kreskin's some kind of mind reader". Canadian Magazine. p. 10. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ The Montreal Gazette - Jan 10, 1975
  4. ^ OCLC 2212880
  5. ^ Dunlop, Marilyn (15 May 1980). "Tangle with law shakes broadcaster's faith in system". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 26. Retrieved 18 June 2015. Article originated from the Toronto Star.
  6. ^ Onofrio, Jan. (1999). Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers. p. 667. ISBN 0-403-09950-1

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