President Of LeSEA Broadcasting, Peter Sumrall, Dies

The president of LeSEA Broadcasting, Peter Sumrall, has died.

According to Charisma News, Sumrall died of a heart attack on Saturday.

He was president of the network his father, Dr. Lester Sumrall, had founded. Based in South Bend, Indiana, LeSEA Broadcasting is one of the largest Christian networks in the U.S.

Peter Sumrall took a job with the network in 1973 and became general manager in 1982. In 1996 he became president when his father died. Peter Sumrall also hosted The Harvest Show.

LeSEA Broadcasting owns and operates KWHB channel 47 in Tulsa.