Joni Lamb, Daystar Television Network Founder, Dies at 65 After Health Decline, Ministry Says
Daystar said Lamb had been battling serious health issues in private, and the network will continue programming with on-air tributes.
- On Thursday, Joni Lamb, co-founder and president of the Texas-based Christian broadcaster Daystar Television Network, died at age 65. The network cited serious health matters exacerbated by a recent back injury as the cause.
- Lamb and her first husband, Marcus Lamb, founded Daystar in 1993, expanding the ministry to reach viewers in nearly every country through satellite, cable, streaming, and digital platforms.
- Preceded in death by Marcus, her husband of 39 years who died in 2021, Lamb is survived by her second husband, Doug Weiss, and three children. She spent nearly four decades on air.
- Daystar announced that an executive leadership team Lamb established will continue managing the ministry. Programming will proceed as scheduled, with on-air tributes planned in the coming days.
- Despite public controversies and family disputes in recent years, Daystar leaders stated the organization will continue its mission to spread the "Good News of Jesus Christ" around the world. Viewer support remains central to the ministry's future.
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TV News CheckJoni Lamb, who started of one of the largest Christian TV networks, dies at 65
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