Joni Lamb

Joni Lamb ( Trammell; July 19, 1960 – May 7, 2026) was an American Christian broadcaster who was the co-founder, president, and executive producer of the Daystar Television Network. She began to be involved in Christian television starting in the mid-1980s, and became known for her work with her first husband, Marcus Lamb, with Daystar.

Early life Joni Trammell was born in Colleyville, Texas, on July 19, 1960, and grew up in Greenville, South Carolina. Her family were members of the Tremont Avenue Church of God where Marcus Lamb ministered as a visiting preacher during a revival. They traveled for the next few years, visiting churches as evangelists. That continued until they sold the station 1990. They moved to Dallas, starting a station in a larger Texas market. In 1993, they had raised enough money to purchase the defunct station KMPX-TV 29. Five years later, the station was renamed Daystar Television Network.

Joni Table Talk Lamb hosted her self-titled half-hour program Joni Table Talk (initially titled Joni) each weekday on Daystar. The format of the show was typically a round table discussion with other ministers, singers, and celebrities discussing a wide range of topics which combined contemporary cultural issues and the Christian faith. In 2004, the show was given an award as the Best Television Talk Show by the National Religious Broadcasters.

Ministry Now! Lamb co-hosted the Daystar flagship program Ministry Now! (previously called Marcus and Joni and initially titled Celebration).

In 2012, Lamb said, "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." She spoke on her television program about being against vaccinations and spoke out about what she believed was voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election.

In 2024, Lamb's son Jonathan accused her of covering up a family member's alleged sexual assault of Jonathan's then-5-year-old daughter. Joni fired her son from Daystar Network days before the allegations became public. Afterwards, her relationship with her son became strained. On November 30, 2021, Marcus died from complications of COVID-19 due to co-morbidities at age 64. Her son Jonathan had previously worked in leadership roles at Daystar, and his wife, Suzy Lamb, also worked in Christian media.

On June 10, 2023, Joni Lamb married Doug Weiss. Weiss is a television co-host, author, and psychologist and he became Joni's co-host on Daystar. At the time of her death, Lamb owned four houses (hers and possibly each of her children's homes) in Texas, a home in Georgia and a beach condominium in Miramar Beach, Florida. Weiss was previously married and was divorced before beginning a friendship with Lamb which led to them falling in love and marrying in June of 2023. However, conflicting accounts of Doug and Joni’s relationship timeline are in question, and some believe Doug ended his marriage in order to pursue Joni Lamb. At the time of her death, her net worth was estimated at $40 million. at her home in Bedford, Texas, on May 7, 2026, with additional complications due to an earlier back injury. .