Joni Lamb

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Joni Lamb
Born
Joni Trammell

(1960-07-19) July 19, 1960 (age 64)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Spouses
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(m. 1982;died 2021)​
Dr. Doug Weiss
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(m. 2023)​
Children3
ChurchChristianity (Pentecostal)
Congregations served
Co-founder of Daystar Network
Offices held
President of Daystar Network

Joni Lamb (born July 19, 1960) is a Christian broadcaster and the co-founder, president, and executive producer of the Daystar Television Network. She has been involved with Christian television since the mid-1980s and is known for her work with her late husband, Marcus Lamb, with Daystar.

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Early life

Lamb was born as Joni Trammell on July 19, 1960. Her family lived in Greenville, South Carolina through her formative years. Her family were members of the Tremont Avenue Church of God, where Marcus Lamb ministered as a visiting preacher during a revival. The couple met each other at her home church and were married two years later, in 1982. They traveled for the next few years, visiting churches as evangelists. Then, in 1984, they settled in Montgomery, Alabama where they purchased a full power television station and began teaching the Bible on broadcast television. This continued until 1990, when the couple moved to Dallas and formed another station in the larger Texas market. By 1998, they had raised the funds necessary to start Daystar. [1] [2]

Personal life

Joni and Marcus Lamb had three children: [3] Jonathan Lamb, [4] Rachel Lamb Brown, [5] and Rebecca Lamb Weiss. [6]

In 2010, Marcus admitted to having an extramarital affair. [7] In 2021, Marcus died at the age 64 from COVID-19 complications. [8]

On June 10, 2023, Joni Lamb married Dr. Doug Weiss. [9] Weiss is a television co-host who specializes in sex addiction and recovery and who has been accused of filing questionable tax information. [10] [11] [12]

Daystar programming

Joni Table Talk

Lamb hosts her self-titled half-hour program Joni Table Talk (initially titled Joni) each weekday on Daystar. The format of the show is typically a round table discussion with other ministers, singers and celebrities discussing a wide range of topics that combine contemporary cultural issues and the Christian faith. In 2004, the show was awarded as the Best Television Talk Show by the National Religious Broadcasters. [13] [14]

Ministry Now!

Lamb co-hosts the Daystar flagship program Ministry Now! (previously called, Marcus and Joni and initially titled Celebration). The hour-long program is broadcast five days a week on their Daystar network. Joni's children share host duties and discuss news related to the network, ministry, and issues of interest to the Christian faith with daily guest(s). Joni and her daughters sing with the Daystar Singers during the Daystar program. [15] [14]

Controversies

On-air comments

Lamb has stated that "thousands" of people "have come out of homosexuality" and "may be the most discriminated people in the world today." She has claimed homosexuality is "ungodly" and that "God cannot bless you and you cannot fulfill your destiny while you are operating within the realm of homosexuality." [16]

In 2012, Lamb stated, "“if you live in America and you understand that we are a Christian society then you can't be offended by [people's right to free speech], or you shouldn’t live here.” [17]

Lamb has commented on her television program about being against vaccinations and spoke out on what she believed was voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election. [18]

In 2024 accusations arose from Lamb's son of an alleged sexual assault of his then-5-year-old daughter in 2021. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Daystar Television with Marcus Lamb and Joni Lamb". Daystar.com. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.alrcnewskitchen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Marcus Lamb Biography. IMDB.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Lamb Biography. IMDB.
  5. ↑ Rachel Biography. IMDB.
  6. ↑ Rachel Lamb Weiss Biography.IMDB.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive: Texas Televangelist Couple Outraged Extortionists' Demands for 'God's Money'". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  8. ↑ Boorstein, Michelle (December 3, 2021). "Marcus Lamb died of covid-19 after his network discouraged vaccines. But some Christian leaders don't want to talk about it". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  9. ↑ Lamb, Joni (August 12, 2024). How God Miraculously Led Joni Lamb and Doug Weiss Together. Charisma News.
  10. ↑ Our Founder - Dr. Doug Weiss.
  11. ↑ Daystar Television Co-Host Doug Weiss Filed Questionable 990, Runs Association for Sex Therapists as a Personal Business. Trinity Foundation.
  12. ↑ Chef Gary (November 8, 2024). Dr. Doug Weiss: A Look at His Net Worth and Career. Brandon's Restaurant.
  13. ↑ "Joni Lamb - Vice President and Co-Founder - Daystar Television". Daystar.com. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  14. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). www.alrcnewskitchen.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ↑ "About Daystar Television with Marcus Lamb and Joni Lamb". Daystar.com. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  16. ↑ Browning, Bil (2020-12-14). "Anti-LGBTQ pastor's church gets $4M in COVID bailout funds. They bought him a private jet". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  17. ↑ Joni Lamb: If You Don't Like That America Is A Christian Nation, "You Shouldn't Live Here", archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2021-05-11
  18. ↑ "D-FW Christian TV network reportedly returned $3.9 million PPP loan after investigation into jet purchase". Dallas News. 2020-12-17. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  19. ↑ Palin, Megan. "Family feud erupts at Christian TV network Daystar as fired heir claims family member assaulted young daughter". NY Post. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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