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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