▁The ▁intro duct ory ▁theme ▁song ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁an ▁up be at ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁g ospel ▁song , ▁" H appy ▁Am ▁I ", ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁E lder ▁Mich aux ▁becoming ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" H appy ▁Am ▁I " ▁pre acher . ▁His ▁fl am boy ant , ▁fast - p ac ed , ▁entertain ing , ▁the atr ical ▁radio ▁shows ▁attract ed ▁large ▁aud ien ces ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁intern ation ally , ▁and ▁the ▁live ▁shows ▁were ▁attended ▁by ▁important ▁political ▁and ▁cultural ▁figures . ▁ ▁Mich aux ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁all ▁manner ▁of ▁media ▁and ▁evangel ism , ▁including ▁newspaper , ▁television , ▁and ▁community ▁out re ach . ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁newspaper ▁called ▁the ▁" H appy ▁News ". ▁He ▁contract ed ▁with ▁the ▁BBC ▁for ▁two ▁broadcast s ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁making ▁him ▁an ▁early ▁pione er ▁in ▁international ▁radio ▁min istry . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Mich aux ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁the ▁E lder ▁Mich aux ▁program ▁on ▁television ▁station ▁W TT G ▁which ▁eventually ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁the ▁Du Mont ▁Television ▁Network ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁E lder ▁Mich aux ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁earliest ▁U . S . ▁television ▁shows ▁with ▁an ▁African ▁American ▁host . ▁ ▁Mich aux ▁purchased ▁a ▁restaurant ▁in ▁Washington , ▁the ▁" H appy ▁Ca fe ", ▁where ▁customers ▁could ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁me