Religious US broadcaster Pat Robertson dies at 93
The evangelical Christian ran for president and helped put religion at the heart of Republican politics.
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Pat Robertson, CBN founder
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Including, most notably, Freeform, which was founded as the CBN Cable Network.
Here's Why Freeform Is Still Stuck With 'The 700 Club' (TV Insider)
wonder if his death is now Disney's out clause for airing 700 Club on Freeform (which was grandfather in all the way back to when old Fox bought the network originally in the late 1990s when it was "The Family Channel) in exchange of CBN selling the network off to Fox and then Fox selling it to Disney long before Disney bought out most of Old Fox. i bet Robertson locked a permanent deal to where 700 Club must run, even after he dies (which just happened today).
I think it has to run in perpetuity, forever and ever amen
Wow, the comments here are so nice. You should see the nastiness I saw on another site.
He did seem like a nice man and I'm sure if you were obedient he was pleased with you.
His old-fashioned ideas probably seemed logical to the more conservative. His standards were hard to meet, though.
He did seem like a nice man and I'm sure if you were obedient he was pleased with you.
His old-fashioned ideas probably seemed logical to the more conservative. His standards were hard to meet, though.
It's because @frankberry has been very clear on the rules regarding the "In Memorium" section here. It's not for airing grievances or throwing jabs at the deceased. Frank has locked down In Memorium threads and deleted posts of those who weren't respectful in the past.
I knew that, of course.
From the article:
“While The 700 Club may not be reflective of the new programming, it continues to bring in a big audience for the network, with upwards of a million viewers,” Roslan said.
Certainly better than an infomercial would do. Would another hour of "edgy, young fare" bring appreciably bigger numbers? But then, I suppose that if Disney isn't even attempting to monetize what it considers an albatross, it doesn't matter if 1, 5 or 10 million people are watching "The 700 Club."
At least it's positive.
Much like the various networks (like Lifetime) that air Joel Osteen's TV program in the early morning hours, usually on Sunday. It's all about increasing the 'reach' of his ministry.
I used to watch "The 700 Club" years ago on a weak local TBN station via over-the-air during the analog days almost every afternoon just for the news headlines, and most importantly, the testinomies given by people who are dealing with life's problems such as addiction, alcholism, divorce, etc. Pat was a good religious TV personality, he gives out spiritual advice to viewers who are struggling as they are dealing with everything negative that is going on in the world through prayer.
Even though Pat is no longer with us, his hard work still lives on.
Even though Pat is no longer with us, his hard work still lives on.
Yesterday on "Wait! Wait!" on NPT host Peter Sagal asked a panelist who the 93-year-old evangelist was who died last week. The woman struggled and said "Pat ... I'm Jewish!" I thought everyone knew his name. I don't think being Jewish matters.
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