▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁January ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁non - den omin ational ▁Sunday ▁morning ▁religious ▁show ▁that ▁covered ▁issues ▁from ▁multiple ▁pers pect ives , ▁avoid ing ▁heavy ▁pros ely t izing . ▁The ▁series ' ▁success ▁in ▁reaching ▁young ▁people ▁with ▁inspir ational ▁messages ▁was ▁due ▁partially ▁to ▁the ▁contemporary ▁mus icians ▁and ▁cele brit ies ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Look ▁Up ▁and ▁Live ▁received ▁the ▁Pe ab ody ▁Award . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁Re ver end ▁Andrew ▁Young ▁was ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁Young , ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁top ▁a ide ▁to ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr ., ▁was ▁associate ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Youth ▁Work ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Council ▁of ▁Church es ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁His ▁duties ▁included ▁working ▁on ▁Look ▁Up ▁and ▁Live , ▁both ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁and ▁behind ▁the ▁camera . ▁Young ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁knowledge ▁of ▁television ▁he ▁gained ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁advise ▁Dr . ▁King ▁on ▁media ▁strategy . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁narr ators ▁and ▁hosts ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁including ▁Mah alia ▁Jackson , ▁Mer v ▁Griff in , ▁Edd ie ▁Fish er , ▁E yd ie ▁G orm é , ▁and ▁Ed ▁S ull ivan . ▁Gu est ▁stars ▁included