The Lutheran Hour is a U.S. Christian radio program in North America. First broadcast on October 2, 1930, and functioning as an outreach ministry of Lutheran Hour Ministries, it is a Christian outreach radio program. Beginning in 2018, Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler became the Speaker of The Lutheran Hour. The Lutheran Hour is the flagship program for Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), which is a Christian outreach ministry supporting churches.