Erick Stakelbeck

Erick Stakelbeck is an American author, and television host and presenter of The Watchman on TBN[1] and The Watchman Newscast on YouTube.[2] As a Christian Zionist,[3][4] the show is sponsored by Christians United for Israel (CUFI).[5]

Stakelbeck in 2018

Early life

Stakelbeck had a working-class upbringing in Philadelphia, with his father, who was a factory electrician by trade, also being "an autodidact who loved to study biblical history."[4] Stakelbeck graduated from the Holy Family University in the same city.[6] While a long-time supporter of Israel, he also became increasingly drawn to studying the roots of Islamic terrorism after the September 11 attacks, and began writing articles for FrontPage Magazine.[4]

Television career

Stakelbeck worked as a senior writer and analyst at The Investigative Project on Terrorism from 2003 to 2005, and his articles appeared in several newspapers.[6] From 2005 he worked as a correspondent, host and analyst for CBN News, where he covered "U.S. national security, the Middle East, Israel-related issues and the growth of radical Islam at home and abroad."[6] He has also been a regular contributor to The Blaze TV, and a regular guest on several Fox News shows.[6] He received the Ben Hecht Award for Outstanding Journalism from the Zionist Organization of America in 2014,[7] and a media "Truth" award from the Endowment for Middle East Truth in 2015.[8]

He began hosting The Watchman on TBN in 2016.[5] For his show, he has travelled throughout Israel, reporting from the borders of Gaza, Syria and Lebanon, and interviewing senior Israeli leaders.[4] He regularly highlights Israel's "strategic predicament", noting its proximity to radical Islamic terror groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas at its borders.[4] In 2022, he also became a correspondent for TBN's new Centerpoint, a nightly news and analysis program.[9]

Personal life

Stakelbeck has adressed several conferences and events of anti-Muslim groups such as ACT for America and the David Horowitz Freedom Center,[10] and has aligned himself with counter-jihad activists.[11][12][13]

Stakelbeck lives outside Washington, D.C., is married and has two children.[6]

Bibliography
  • The Terrorist Next Door: How the Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat. Regnery. 2011. ISBN 978-1596981522.
  • The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy. Regnery. 2013. ISBN 978-1621570332.
  • ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery, and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam. Regnery. 2015. ISBN 978-1621573777.

References
  1. "The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck". TBN. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. "The Watchman with Erick Stakelbeck". YouTube. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. Kampeas, Ron (July 18, 2017). "Christian Zionists still uncertain about Trump — but know they're glad Obama is out". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  4. Pine, Dan (August 3, 2017). "Christian Zionist praises Israel, warns of jihadist terror". The Jewish News of Northern California.
  5. "Q&A with Erick Stakelbeck, Host of CUFI's "The Watchman" on TBN". The Jerusalem Post. February 23, 2016.
  6. "Erick Stakelbeck". CBN News. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. "Local honorees to be awarded by Zionist organization". Northeast Times. September 4, 2014.
  8. Langfan, Mark (June 20, 2015). "Gohmert: Obama Outed Israeli Iranian Spy Mission". Israel National News.
  9. Kellner, Mark A. (March 4, 2022). "Evangelical TV network TBN to launch nightly news/analysis show". The Washington Times.
  10. "Meet the Extremists Attending the ACT for America Conference". Southern Poverty Law Center. September 1, 2016.
  11. Lopez, Kathryn Jean (May 13, 2011). "Southern Exposure". National Review.
  12. "Stakelbeck on Terror: The West and Free Speech". CBN News. October 2, 2012.
  13. Stakelbeck, Erick (September 15, 2015). "The Watchman Show: Is ISIS Winning Against the West?". CBN News.
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