Joni Lamb, who co-founded Daystar Television Network, dies at 65, multiple outlets report. She built the Christian broadcasting ministry with her late husband, Marcus Lamb. Launched as a Christian TV station, Daystar later expands into a global network, reaching viewers in more than 200 countries, according to The New York Times. Reports also describe health challenges in the period before her death. The New York Post says Daystar Television Network had previously stated that Lamb had been dealing with serious health issues, and that a back injury contributed to her condition worsening. Other sources similarly note her leadership in growing Daystar into one of the world’s largest Christian TV networks. While details of her later illness vary in emphasis, all accounts agree on her role as a co-founder and her influence on Christian television through Daystar. She is survived by her legacy at the network and by the public profile she and Marcus Lamb developed as prominent televangelism figures.
Joni Lamb, Co-Founder of Daystar Christian TV Network, Dies at 65
Joni Lamb, who co-founded Daystar Television Network, dies at 65, multiple outlets report. She built the Christian broadcasting ministry with her late husband, Marcus Lamb. Launched as a Christian TV...
- Joni Lamb dies at age 65.
- She co-founded Daystar Television Network with her late husband, Marcus Lamb.
- Daystar grows into one of the largest Christian television networks.
- Reports say Daystar reached viewers in more than 200 countries.
- Daystar attributed worsening health to serious health issues and, in at least one account, a back injury.
She and her husband, Marcus Lamb, founded Daystar Television Network, which reached more than 200 countries and made the couple into televangelism stars.
3 months agoLamb had been suffering from serious health issues before sustaining a back injury that caused her health to deteriorate, Daystar Television Network said.
3 months agoJoni Lamb, who with her late husband founded the Daystar Television Network and guided it to become one of the world's largest Christian TV networks, died Thursday. She was 65.
3 months agoJoni Lamb, who cofounded one of the world's largest Christian TV networks with her late husband, has died
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