Pat Robertson, the long-time TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate, passed away early on Thursday morning at his home in Virginia Beach at the age of 93, as announced by the network.
The 93-year-old was known for his involvement in politics, and he campaigned unsuccessfully to be the Republican nominee in the 1988 presidential election.
At the time of his death, it was worth noting how much he was valued as the most prolific religious broadcaster in America.
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This was gathered over his long career in Christian ministry, primarily from the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Additionally, he established Regent University, a privately-owned Christian college in Virginia Beach, and the Christian Coalition of America.
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Inside his early career
Pat, whose given name is Marion Gordon Robertson, was born into a highly political family in Lexington, Virginia in 1930.
He obtained a BA in History after attending Washington and Lee University, and his father is conservative Democratic Senator Absalom Willis Robertson.
In 1955, he obtained a law degree from Yale Law School. Afterwards, he enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1948 and served during the Korean War.
His religious career didn’t begin until the late 50s, when Pat underwent a religious conversion and decided against a career in business.
He became a born-again Christian. He graduated in 1959 with a Master’s degree in Divinity and attended the Biblical Seminary in New York, Robertson.
CBN and Regent University
In 1960, Robertson established the well-known Christian Broadcasting Network in Virginia Beach at a former UHF station.
In April 1977, he proceeded to establish the initial cable network CBN Satellite Service, and the inaugural broadcast took place on October 1, 1961.
Over the following decades, the CBN grew into one of the biggest religious broadcasting companies in not only America, but the world.