Bill Federer
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And back then, UHF, you had your three big, ABC, NBC, and CBS.
The UHF, you had to have those rabbit ears on top of your TV and put aluminum foil around them.
He didn't even have a TV when he bought this UHF station.
And he just had this, the Lord spoke to his heart to do it, spent years doing fundraisers, the 700 Club, people that would donate to it.
And it grew and it touched lives.
But then at one point, he realized that we have to leverage this.
And he started the CBN University that turned into Regent University.
And then he started the Operation Blessing.
And then they started going international.
But this is an inspiration to us.
Because he had $70 in his pocket when he first started it, that the idea is that you can take a little.
You know, God told Moses, what do you have in your hand?
Well, a rod.
Okay, I can use that.
Instead of waiting, it's like it's availability, not ability.
And so Pat was an inspiration and continues to be through the school with 11,000 students and all the graduates.
And now Michelle Bachman is the head of the School of Government.
Tremendous.
And when they go through all the accreditation and all that, it's like they have a powerhouse of staff at Regent.
And I do want to do a shout out to Liberty University.