Allen Hunt
{{short description|American Catholic author and speaker (born 1964)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Alan Hunt (disambiguation){{!}}Alan Hunt}}
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Allen R. Hunt (born January 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California) is an American author and speaker. He is a former Methodist pastor and a convert to the Catholic Church.
Early life
Allen R. Hunt was born on January 6, 1964, in Los Angeles, California. He was raised in Brevard, North Carolina. Later, he and his family moved to Lakeland, Florida, where Hunt graduated from high school.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
Education
Hunt graduated from Lakeland High School, home of the Dreadnaughts. He completed two undergraduate degrees in Finance and History in Mercer University in Macon, Georgia and later, and a Master of Divinity degree at Emory University. Hunt also completed his Ph.D. in New Testament and Ancient Christian Origins at Yale University in 1994.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
Career
Hunt worked for Kurt Salmon Associates, an international management consulting firm. In his work at the firm he focused on strategy and marketing assistance for textile and apparel companies as well as work in mergers and acquisitions.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
Hunt then returned to school to pursue full-time ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church. As a pastor, Hunt served in three local churches: in Carrollton, Georgia; Rome, Georgia; and Mount Pisgah in Alpharetta, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta.{{Cite news |date=2006-12-17 |title=On The Town: A Weekly Look at the Northside's Social Scene |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114353060/allen-hunt-luncheon/ |access-date=December 9, 2022 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |page=ZH4 |via=Newspapers.com |quote=A recent luncheon honoring "The Allen Hunt Show" proved to be a meal not only for the body, but for the soul as well. The luncheon, with service for 500, was held at the Cobb Galleria to raise awareness of the year-old show hosted by Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church Pastor Allen Hunt.}} His ministry included time as the leader of a small, rural church, a new church start, and a leading megachurch with a membership over 8,000.
In 2005, Hunt became a part of a new ministry venture, which evolved into The Allen Hunt Show on WSB. As the show grew, Allen Hunt was unable to serve both jobs as a full-time pastor and a talk-show radio and speaker host, so he stepped down from his pastoral role at Mount Pisgah in 2007 and became a full-time talk show radio host. The Allen Hunt Show grew from a small weekend presence in Atlanta into a nationally syndicated weekend show by Cox Radio on Saturday and Sunday nights in markets all over the United States.{{Cite news |last=Hannigan |first=Candice |date=2007-03-15 |title=Community of Faith: Mount Pisgah pastor will leave post for radio show |page=JF6 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114353178/pastor-radio-show/ |access-date=December 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |quote=The Rev. Allen Hunt has announced that he will leave his post as senior pastor of the 7,000-member Mount Pisgah United Methodist in Alpharetta to devote full time to his radio ministry. Hunt hopes to convert his once-weekly radio show to a daily, nationally syndicated program.}}{{cite news |work=The Grand Rapids Press |date=2008-02-12 |url=http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grpress/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-2/1202826915224010.xml&coll=6 |first=Rachael |last=Recker |title=Radio and TV WOODs are together again |quote=Phil Tower, WOOD-AM's programming and operating consultant and new general manager of the Atlanta-based Allen Hunt Show.}}
In February, 2009, Allen was named to the Talkers Magazine's 100 heavy hitters in talk radio, receiving an unprecedented ranking for a newcomer in the industry.{{cite web|url=http://talkers.com/online/?p%3D267 |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903062331/http://talkers.com/online/?p=267 |archive-date=September 3, 2010 }}
In January 2008, Hunt severed his formal ties with the United Methodist Church and announced his conversion to the Catholic Church.
Annual luncheons
Hunt and his team have hosted charity luncheons benefiting Murphy-Harpst Children's Home in Cedartown, Georgia. Both events were held in Atlanta, Georgia. The first Annual Allen Hunt Show Luncheon was hosted at the Cobb Galleria and featured keynote speaker Vince Dooley. The second Annual Allen Hunt Show Luncheon was moved to the Cobb Energy Centre and featured keynote speaker University of Georgia Head Football Coach Mark Richt.{{cite news |work=Forbes.com |url=https://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/02/15/businesswire20080215005405r1.html |date=2008-02-15 |title=The Allen Hunt Show Hosts Annual Luncheon Featuring UGA Coach, Mark Richt}}{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Publications
"No Regrets," publisher Wellspring; {{ISBN|1635822661}}
"The Fourth Quarter of Your Life: Embracing What Matters Most." publisher Wellspring; ASIN B0BN6WC8VP
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.drallenhunt.com/|Allen Hunt Show's official website}}
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Category:American talk radio hosts
Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism from Methodism