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Education 2023: GORDON P. ROBERTSON
In addition to succeeding his famous and controversial late father, the evangelical Christian leader Pat Robertson, as president and CEO of the Virginia Beach-based Christian Broadcasting Network and host of its flagship weekday news magazine show, “The 700 Club,” Robertson became Regent’s chancellor in July. Pat Robertson was still at the helm of the influential […]
Gordon Robertson tapped as Regent University chancellor
Gordon Robertson, son of the late televangelist Pat Robertson, succeeded his father this week as chancellor of Virginia Beach-based Regent University, a nationally prominent Christian conservative private university founded by the elder Robertson. Robertson will continue to serve as president and CEO of CBN and president of Operation Blessing, according to the university’s announcement Monda[...]
CBN, Regent University founder Pat Robertson dies at 93
Christian Broadcasting Network founder Pat Robertson, a one-time GOP presidential hopeful and also chancellor, founder and CEO of Regent University in Virginia Beach, died June 8 at age 93. Robertson started CBN in 1960, revolutionizing religious broadcasting with its flagship program “The 700 Club,” a syndicated evangelical newsmagazine show he hosted for 60 years. During […]
Pat Robertson steps down as 700 Club host, effective immediately
Pat Robertson, founder of the Virginia Beach-based Christian Broadcasting Network, announced Friday that it was his last day as daily host of “The 700 Club,” on the show’s 60th anniversary broadcast. His son, Gordon P. Robertson, will take over as full-time host, the 91-year-old TV evangelist said. Robertson, one of the most famous television preachers […]
