Televangelist Pat Robertson, the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, announced his retirement as host of the network’s daily show The 700 Club.
Robertson, 91, made the announcement during the network’s first broadcast on Friday, the network’s 60th anniversary.
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“Today’s show will be my final as host of The 700 Club,” Robertson said. “My replacement will be my very capable son Gordon, who will take over as full-time host of the program.”
Although Robertson will no longer serve as host to The 700 Club, he is not completely retiring. He will appear on interactive episodes of The 700 Club to answer viewer emails, which will air every month beginning October. Robertson will also teach students at Regent University, which he founded in 1977.
Robertson founded CBN in 1960 as the first Christian television network in the United States and hosted The 700 Club for 55 years, making him the longest-running host in the U.S., according to CBN.
During his time working at the network, Robertson earned national and international recognition as a philanthropist, educator, religious leader, businessman, and author. He ran for president in 1988 and came in third place behind Bob Dole and George H.W. Bush in the GOP presidential primary.
On The 700 Club, Robertson hosted interviews with multiple presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, George W. Bush, and Donald Trump. Christian leaders Robertson interviewed on his show include Corrie ten Boom, Ben Carson, Franklin Graham, Anne Graham Lotz, Max Lucado, Kirk Cameron, and Lee Strobel, among others.
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Robertson is also the author of 20 books.
“Still, we have not yet begun to ‘arrive,'” Robertson wrote in his book Shout It From the Housetops. “Indeed, the horizons of God’s Kingdom are limitless for CBN and for our world.”
