Erick Stakelbeck

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." Growing up in the Fox Chase neighborhood, Stakelbeck graduated from the Holy Family University in the same city. 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. ==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. From 2005 he worked as a television 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." and The Watchman from 2013. He has also been a regular contributor and guest host on The Blaze TV, and a regular guest on several Fox News shows. and a media "Truth" award from the Endowment for Middle East Truth in 2015. Stakelbeck began hosting The Watchman on TBN in 2016. He additionally became a correspondent for TBN's new Centerpoint, a nightly news and analysis program in 2022, and host of the new show Stakelbeck Tonight in 2024 which replaced The Watchman. and with then-former US president and presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2024. ==Views==

Stakelbeck has addressed several conferences and events of conservative groups such as ACT for America, the David Horowitz Freedom Center and the Family Research Council, including the Values Voter Summit, as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee, the Israel Allies Foundation, the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, He also claims that there is a "concerted effort by Islamists to infiltrate the very heartland of American society" and that American Muslims are engaged in "stealth" or "civilizational" jihad to impose Sharia in the US. ==Personal life==

Stakelbeck is married and has two daughters, and lived in the Dallas–Fort Worth area as of 2024. He previously lived outside Washington, D.C. ==Bibliography==