Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93

For more than a half-century, Robertson and his ‘700 Club’ show were a familiar presence in American living rooms.

(Steve Helber | AP file photo) Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015. 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, June 8, 2023 was announced by his broadcasting network.

Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93

For more than a half-century, Robertson and his ‘700 Club’ show were a familiar presence in American living rooms.

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