Kirk Franklin's 'Net Worth' on CNBC
Grammy- and Stellar Award-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin parlayed a $5,000 loan from a deacon in his church into a multimillion dollar career.
Find out more about Franklin's rags to riches story tonight at 8:30 on CNBC's High Net Worth, with rebroadcasts at 8:30 p.m. Sunday and next Saturday at 6 a.m.
Franklin's gospel hip-hop sound gave a fresh burst of youthful exuberance to the genre during the early 1990s. His music successfully crosses from the gospel pop charts to R&B and hip-hop.
On High Net Worth, Franklin will talk with CNBC reporter Lee Hawkins about how music saved his life. He will take viewers to Fort Worth, Texas, where he was adopted by an elderly widow after he was abandoned by his mother.
He'll tell the story of how he developed an ear for music after taking piano lessons. While the church had a hold on his soul, he'll also reveal how as a teenager the streets had a hold on his life.
He'll also talk about how his life has changed for him to become the multi-talented millionaire he is today.
Franklin owns Fo Yo Soul Entertainment, a company that produces music, books and DVDs.
A film is being made about his life, according to a CNBC news release.
Comments
The action taken by Senator Obama to meet with the leader of Afghanistan and flaunting abroad appears to be a conflict of interest and greatly undermines our current president in the White House. Though I am not a Republican, I am greatly disappointed and take this very seriously. I feel this type of show will continue. Where are our government officials?
Posted by: F. Plowden | July 22, 2008 11:43 PM