i was all over the map, and finally i met a man who led me to jesus over a margarita and an avocado orchard in san diego, and this is while i was a tv host and radio news journalist in san diego. so now i was a born-again christian. it felt great. welcome to jesus. and while i was working in san diego, somebody had sent a tape -- not me -- sent a tape to pat robertson at the 700 club, and i got a letter from them asking me if i would like to be the new news director at a bureau in jerusalem. and i jumped at the chance. so, i was now steeped in religion and tv evangelism, and i really wasn't quite prepared for what i found. >> host: when did you officially join the 700 club and what was that experience like? >> guest: i really didn't join the 700 club. it joined me. i thought i was going jerusalem, and i was their co-host on the 700 club at the time had apparently had a nervous breakdown. they didn't tell me that. they just said, we just lost our co-host. could you sit in for two days, thursday and friday, on the 700 club with pat robertson and ben and co-host and we'll get you your ticket t