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 mediumship, 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]
In 1979, he was charged with two counts of gross indecency, based on allegations by youths from Winnipeg. Spraggett was acquitted of these charges in April 1980. However, he had difficulty in resuming his broadcasting and writing career after that trial.[5]
During the early 1980s Spraggett provided the daily horoscope forecasts for the Pete and Geets morning drive show on CFNY FM in Toronto.
Spraggett was a believer in faith healing and wrote a biography of Kathryn Kuhlman. He described Kuhlman as the "greatest faith healer since Biblical times."[6]
ReceptionEdit
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^ abDunlop, 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.
allen, spraggett, march, 1932, july, 2022, canadian, writer, broadcaster, known, works, concerning, paranormal, born, 1932, march, 1932toronto, ontario, canadadied19, july, 2022, 2022, aged, ontario, canadanationalitycanadianoccupation, broadcaster, writerknow. Allen Spraggett 26 March 1932 19 July 2022 was a Canadian writer and broadcaster known for his works concerning the paranormal Allen SpraggettBorn 1932 03 26 26 March 1932Toronto Ontario CanadaDied19 July 2022 2022 07 19 aged 90 Ontario CanadaNationalityCanadianOccupation s Broadcaster writerKnown forParanormal topics Contents 1 Biography 2 Reception 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditDuring 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 mediumship 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 In 1979 he was charged with two counts of gross indecency based on allegations by youths from Winnipeg Spraggett was acquitted of these charges in April 1980 However he had difficulty in resuming his broadcasting and writing career after that trial 5 During the early 1980s Spraggett provided the daily horoscope forecasts for the Pete and Geets morning drive show on CFNY FM in Toronto Spraggett was a believer in faith healing and wrote a biography of Kathryn Kuhlman He described Kuhlman as the greatest faith healer since Biblical times 6 Reception EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it August 2022 Bibliography EditThe 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 0385122985References Edit Hicks Wessely June 1977 Strange Things Will Happen The Gazette Montreal p TV Times 8 Retrieved 18 June 2015 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 The Montreal Gazette Jan 10 1975 OCLC 2212880 a b 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 Onofrio Jan 1999 Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary Somerset Publishers p 667 ISBN 0 403 09950 1External links EditAllen Spraggett at IMDb This biographical article related to Canadian television is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Canadian writer of non fiction literature is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Allen Spraggett amp oldid 1110923444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
