Gordon Perry Robertson (born June 4, 1958) is an American televangelist who is the CEO of the

Christian Broadcasting Network The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) is an American Christian media production and distribution organization. Founded in 1960 by Pat Robertson, it produces the long-running TV series '' The 700 Club'', co-produces the ongoing ''Superbook'' ...

.CBN.com bio of Gordon Robertson
/ref> He is the main host of ''

The 700 Club ''The 700 Club'' is the flagship television program of the Christian Broadcasting Network, airing each weekday in syndication in the United States and available worldwide on CBN.com. The news magazine program features live guests, daily news, co ...

'', the show founded by his father,

Pat Robertson Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is an American media mogul, religious broadcaster, political commentator, former presidential candidate, and former Southern Baptist minister. Robertson advocates a conservative Christian ...

Biography

Robertson graduated from

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in 1976, from

Yale Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...

in 1980, and afterward from his father's alma mater,

Washington and Lee University , mottoeng = "Not Unmindful of the Future" , established = , type = Private liberal arts university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.092 billion (2021) , president = William C. Dudley , provost = Lena Hill , city = Lexington ...

("W&L"), with a Juris Doctor degree. Following his graduation from W&L, Robertson practiced law in Norfolk, Virginia, for 10 years. On a short-term mission trip to India, he believes " odopened isheart to the plight of millions of unreached souls." He responded by leaving his law firm and moving to the

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. In 1988, Robertson and his father, along with Dick Weinhold of the

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Robertson campaign and Billy McCormack, a Southern Baptist pastor in Shreveport, Louisiana, were named the four directors of the newly organized

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. Robertson officially joined his father's CBN in 1994, when the younger Robertson founded CBN Asia, Inc., which included a weekly television show, ''The 700 Club Asia'', with the goal of closely replicating the aspects of the original ''700 Club'' to include the culture of the Philippines. He launched ''Operation Blessing Philippines'' and the ''Asian Center for Missions'', and facilitated the creation of CBN WorldReach centers in Beijing, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, and Thailand. Gordon returned to the USA in April 1999 to co-host the original ''700 Club'' and, more recently, ''The 700 Club Interactive'' program which is seen on Freeform and online. Currently he is producing the new CBN '' Superbook'' animated series, which follows the Bible-based adventures of two time-traveling children and their robot friend. Today, in addition to co-hosting ''The 700 Club'', Robertson is an executive producer. He also serves on CBN's board of directors. Robertson was the executive producer of the 2016 docudrama Pocahontas: Dove of Peace.

Personal life

He and his wife, Katharyn, live in Virginia with their three children. His grandfather,

Absalom Willis Robertson Absalom Willis Robertson (May 27, 1887 – November 1, 1971) was an American politician from Virginia who served over 50 years in public office. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Senat ...

, was a Democratic U.S. Senator from

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

.Ancestry of Pat Robertson
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References

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