John Counsell

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birthplace = Wallaceburg, Ontario
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show = Late Night Counsell
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style = talk radio
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web = http://www.johncounsell.com

John Counsell (born 22 October 1959 in Wallaceburg, Ontario) is a Canadian broadcaster and pastor.

He began pastoring duties in 1981, serving in Canadian communities such as St Catharines, Windsor, Brandon and Neepawa, Manitoba. He has been a talk radio personality since 1982 and is currently host of "Late Night Counsell" on 580 CFRA in Ottawa.

Counsell is currently an associate pastor at Bethel Pentecostal Church in Nepean, Ontario. He was previously an associate and senior pastor at Parkway Road Pentecostal Church in Greely, Ontario. [ [http://parkwayroad.com/website/pastorslist.shtml Parkway Road Pentecostal Church - Pastors List] ]

Counsell's first cousin once removed is NHLer Darren Helm. [ [http://www.ottawaforums.com/forum/index.php?s=b8ef6976a251f88d8fd17a8da81cc66f&showtopic=4398 Ottawa Forums] ]

Montreal night-time talk show host Peter Holder of CJAD once delivered newspapers with Counsell in the 1970s. [ [http://www.johncounsell.com/history.htm Counsell's official site] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.johncounsell.com Official site]
* [http://www.cfra.com/schedule/info.asp?id=27 CFRA Page on John]
* [http://www.bethel.ca/ourChurch/pastors.cfm Bethel Pentecostal Church Ottawa: pastor profiles]
* [http://www.geocities.com/stopjc Stop John Counsell] , critical site
*cite news | url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/C/Counsell_John/2000/03/10/744227.html | title=Counselling the Devil | first=Denis | last=Armstrong | accessdate=2007-07-26 | publisher=Jam! | date= 10 March 2000
*cite news | url=http://www.wcr.ab.ca/news/2001/0924/terror-god092401.shtml | publisher="Western Catholic Reporter" | date=24 September 2001 | accessdate=2008-03-12 | title=God left out of Canada’s national day of mourning | first=Art | last=Babych Counsell comments on Canadian day of mourning following September 2001 terrorist attacks.