Pat Robertson: Televangelist and Founder of the Christian Broadcasting N

Pat Robertson was an American televangelist, media executive and political commentator, best known as the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and the longtime host of The 700 Club. Born Marion Gordon Robertson on March 22, 1930, in Lexington, Virginia, he was the son of a U.S. senator and became a leading voice of the religious right.

Robertson founded the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1960, and its first station went on the air in 1961. He hosted The 700 Club from 1966 until he retired from the show in 2021. In 1977 he founded CBN University, renamed Regent University in 1990. He ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1988 and finished second in the Iowa caucuses.

Robertson's remarks on a range of subjects, including natural disasters and politics, drew criticism and controversy over the years. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and married Dede Elmer in 1954. They had four children, and she died in 2022. He died at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on June 8, 2023, at age 93.

Achievements: Founded the Christian Broadcasting Network (1960), hosted The 700 Club (1966-2021), founded what became Regent University (1977), second in the Iowa caucuses (1988).

Birth: March 22, 1930 - Lexington, Virginia.

Profession: Televangelist, media executive and political commentator.

Interesting Facts: He owned thoroughbred racehorses, and his horse Tappat won the 1999 Walter Haight Handicap. He was ordained a Southern Baptist minister before leaving the denomination in 1987 to run for president.