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Pat Robertson

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"(Television) is participatory and it's interactive... I think if you can show, as we do, our trucks going out to feed the poor....if you can show these people helping their neighbors; it's an ability to mobilize the community for action. There are all kinds of things to do, but I think more than anything, people should use television to serve."

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Pat Robertson was interviewed for two hours plus at the CBN offices in Virginia Beach, VA. Robertson described the founding of his ministry and his creation of the Christian Broadcast Network. He spoke about his early years pursuing a law degree at Yale University, after which he discovered his calling and enrolled in the New York Theological Seminary. Robertson discussed his work with the underprivileged and his later vision to spread the Gospel through television. He described in detail buying his first television station in Virginia, and starting up its programming, where he was a jack-of-all-trades, working in front of and behind the cameras. He talked about the growth of the network and the initiation of The 700 Club, a daily show featuring news, commentary, and feature stories on Christian themes. He also described the use of satellite technology and syndication in the continued growth of the network.  He talked about the controversy surrounding electronic ministries in the 1980s and the losses suffered by the religious broadcasting community in their wake.  Additionally, he talked about the spin-off of The Family Channel, the creation of Regent University, and his political campaigns. The interview was conducted by Don Carleton on October 15, 2003.

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Pat Robertson Autobiography

Autobiography: Shout it from the Housetops

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  • Pat Robertson on the value of television as a medium for change (00m 52s)Pat Robertson on the value of television as a medium for change (00m 52s)
  • Pat Robertson on the <i>700 Club</i> and how it came aboutPat Robertson on the 700 Club and how it came about
  • Pat Robertson on his view of the separation of Church and StatePat Robertson on his view of the separation of Church and State
  • Pat Robertson on how he'd like to be remembered (00m 27s)Pat Robertson on how he'd like to be remembered (00m 27s)

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
  • On his childhood, early influences and education; on his service in the Marines; his time in seminary school
  • On his initial pastoral experience; on meeting Billy Graham; on an early interest in Television
  • Chapter 2
  • On purchasing his first UHF station and his idea to create a Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN); on WYEH; 
  • On how the early CBN operated; Robertson did all the camerawork himself
  • Chapter 3
  • On the 700 Club and how it came about
  • On Jim and Tammy Bakker and their involvement with The 700 Club; the controversy around the Bakkers
  • Chapter 4
  • On cable television; The Family Channel; Rupert Murdoch
  • On children's programming; on entering the political arena
  • Chapter 5
  • On why he left the Presidential bid; on the separation of Church and State; on founding Regents University
  • On the power of television as a medium to convey a message

Shows

  • 700 Club, The
    • Pat Robertson on The 700 Club and how it came about (29m 06s)

People

  • Tammy Faye Bakker Messner
    • Pat Robertson on Jim and Tammy Bakker and their involvement with The 700 Club; the controversy around the Bakkers

Genres

  • Religious Programming
    • Pat Robertson on the origin of The 700 Club (29m 07s)
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Submitted by dishonesttAbe on Fri, 2010-09-10 16:06.

Pat Robertson is a god.

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