The oldest of Paul and January Crouch"s two children, Paul Junior. was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, where his father was working in commercial broadcasting at the time. Paul Junior. married Tawny Dryden, the daughter of Oklahoma City pastors Ron and Linda Dryden, in 1980.
He currently serves as the director of project development for The Word Network. Around this time, in 1982 Paul Junior. briefly entered the spotlight as an outspoken critic of backmasking. He made appearances on both religious networks (including ) and secular programs, such as The Merv Griffin Show, playing rock music recordings he believed contained Satanic messages when played backwards.
In 1983 Crouch formed PJ Video, a full service video production company which offered post-production services for both Christian ministries and secular clients.
Two years later he co-founded The Editorial Bay, a post-production editing facility. In 1990 Paul Junior. joined Jay Sekulow in establishing Sonlight Broadcasting Systems, a network of Christian television stations based in the southern United States.
All of Sonlight"s stations were affiliated with the Trinity Broadcasting Network. Paul Crouch, Junior. returned to Trinity Broadcasting on a full-time basis in 1998 in the role of vice president of production, where he oversaw the development of new programs and special projects.
Paul Junior. was later elevated to the position of chief of staff, taking a more prominent role in the management and expansion of "s global network.
Crouch led "s expansion into digital platforms, including the internet and social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, live video streaming content to mobile platforms, and video on demand (VOD). He also began to increase his on-camera presence on the network as a frequent host of Praise the Lord and Behind the Scenes, "s flagship programs. Crouch was terminated from his role at in October 2011.
He later joined the Word Network, a Christian network primarily targeted at African-American audiences, in his present role as director of project development.
Though the Word Network is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan (outside of Detroit), Crouch remains based in Southern California and is establishing facilities for the Word Network in the Los Angeles area.
Crouch served as a member of the board of Sonlight Broadcasting until 1995, and developed and producing television programs that were broadcast on the stations.
