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'''Live Prayer''' is an evangelical television program based in [[St. Petersburg|St. Petersburg, Florida]], [[Florida]]. The show airs live Monday through Friday at 1 am eastern time (10pm pacific) on CW44 in Florida. Viewers can call in to the live broadcast and ask the host Rev. Bill Keller questions about the bible and can request prayer. The Live Prayer website was created 8 years ago and the TV show was started 4 years ago, since then there have been over 1000 episodes.
'''Live Prayer''' is an evangelical television program based in [[St. Petersburg|St. Petersburg, Florida]], [[Florida]]. The show airs live Monday through Friday at 1 am eastern time (10pm pacific) on CW44 in Florida. Viewers can call in to the live broadcast and ask the host Rev. Bill Keller questions about the bible and can request prayer. The Live Prayer website was created 8 years ago and the TV show was started 4 years ago, since then there have been over 1000 episodes.
Live Prayer was on nationwide television in the United States in November of 2006 on the '''I''' network; however, the ministry was unable to continue to pay for the expensive national air time so it is now only on local TV in Florida. Live Prayer has plans to return to national TV in the future. Live Prayer can also be watched live over the internet on the Live Prayer website. [http://www.liveprayer.com/live.cfm]
Live Prayer was once on nationwide television in the United States from July to November of 2006 on the '''I''' network <ref>[http://www.liveprayer.com/press/wnd1.htm 'Dr. Phil' of prayer to hit national TV]</ref>; however, the ministry was unable to continue to pay for the expensive national air time so it is now only on local TV in Florida. Live Prayer has plans to return to national TV in the future. Live Prayer can also be watched live over the internet on the Live Prayer website. [http://www.liveprayer.com/live.cfm]
==History==
Bill Keller was born in Dayton, Ohio and went to University at Ohio State with goals of becomming a pastor; however, he got sidetracked and went into the computer business, earned millions of dollars, and eventually went to prison for 2 1/2 years for insider trading. <ref name="liberty">[http://www.liveprayer.com/press/lib.htm '''Liberty University News''': A Prodigal Son Turns Preacher]</ref>
During his stay in prison, Bill Keller decided to redidicate his life to the lord and attended [[Liberty University]] upon his release, where he earned a Doctorate of Divinity.<ref name="liberty" />
In August of 1999 he began writing the [http://www.liveprayer.com/today.cfm Live Prayer daily devotional] which he has been writting everyday since then and is now emailed to 2.4 million people around the world.<ref name="liberty" />
In March of 2003, Live Prayer expanded from an internet website to a live call-in television program which has been live almost every weeknight since then and has produced over 1000 episodes. Viewers can watch either on CW44 in Florida or over the internet at the Live Prayer website.<ref name="liberty" />
==Controversy==
==Controversy==