Pat Robertson as he delivers welcoming remarks to the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition luncheon and panel discussion Wednesday afternoon, July 27, 2011 at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach.

Listen to this article In addition to succeeding his famous and controversial late father, the evangelical Christian leader Pat Robertson, as president and CEO of the Virginia Beach-based Christian ...

FILE – Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015.

Rev. Pat Robertson poses a question to a Republican presidential candidate during a forum at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va., Oct. 23, 2015.

Pat Robertson, the quintessential televangelist who died Thursday at 93, fused media, religion and politics into a potent force during a time when American political parties realigned.

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Evangelist, one-time presidential candidate, and founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, Pat Robertson, has passed away at 93 years old.