Robertson also was the founder and chairman of International Family Entertainment Inc., the parent of The Family Channel’s basic cable TV network. Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. bought IFE in 1997

Pat Robertson, host of the ‘700 Club’ and former presidential candidate, dead at 93

By News on the Net -- New York Post——Bio and Archives--June 8, 2023

Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president, and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition, has died.

He was 93. Robertson’s death Thursday was announced by his broadcasting network. No cause was given. ---More...

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