FIRST APPEARANCE:December 1982 LAST APPEARANCE:December 28, 1984 PERFORMER:Charles Flohe [now known as Charles Grant] (1982-84). EXIT:Hitchhiking out of Monticello in the final telecast. LAST LINE: (to Jody Travis) "I hope you find what you're looking for, too." RELATIVES:Del Emerson (father). LOVERS:Jody Travis. Liz Corell. OCCUPATION:Managed The Video Disco (1983). Worked at radio station WEON (1984). Preacher also assisted Sky Whitney on several criminal cases. LEGAL HISTORY:Initially a shady character, Preacher was a suspect in the beating of Barbara Montgomery and the murder of Nora Fulton. Stabbed Steve Markham to death in self-defense (August 1983). Charged with burglarizing Rick Meade's safe deposit box (October 1984), but charges were dropped. PERILS:Chased by assassins in Los Cabos, Mexico (July 1984). Fought with Ludwig Krich on the edge of a seaside cliff. Kidnapped by Alicia Van Dine (October 1984). Held hostage and nearly shot at Greenhaven Sanitarium by Benedict Croft and Timothy Mellis. USELESS TRIVIA:Preacher's real name is John Emerson. PREACHER QUOTE:"I'm gonna make you feel as sweet and fine as Alabama wine that you're gonna want me all the time."
