She and her husband, Marcus Lamb, founded Daystar Television Network, which reached more than 200 countries and made the couple into televangelism stars.
Category: Deaths (Obituaries)
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Joni Lamb, Whose Christian TV Station Went Global, Dies at 65
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Dean Buntrock, Maestro of Waste Management, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Business:Anticipating how the environmental movement would affect trash disposal in the United States, he built a 12-truck garbage company into a coast-to-coast behemoth.
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Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Business:As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.
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Doris Fisher, Co-Founder of the Gap, Dies at 94
The New York Times – Business:The company she started in 1969 with her husband, Don, grew from a single store selling jeans and records to a $16 billion brand that remade the apparel industry.
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Roger Sweet, Creator of the He-Man Action Figure, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Business:The musclebound character he developed as a toy designer for Mattel gave rise to the Masters of the Universe franchise and helped define the machismo of the 1980s.
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Kevin Klose, Who Made NPR a Reporting Powerhouse, Dies at 85
The New York Times – Business:A longtime journalist at The Washington Post, he used his unexpected fund-raising talents to greatly expand the radio organization’s coverage.
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Mark Mobius, Pioneering Investor in Emerging Markets, Dies at 89
The New York Times – Business:Gaining a reputation as the brilliant, risk-taking “Indiana Jones” of his field, he encouraged investors to take chances on Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
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Roger Adams Dies at 71; Invented the Rolling Sneakers Known as Heelys
The New York Times – Business:You could walk in them like gym shoes, but if you rocked back on your heels the wheels emerged, turning them into roller skates. In the early 2000s, the company sold millions.
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Fred Drasner, a Feisty Leader of The Daily News, Is Dead at 83
The New York Times – Business:A former New York cabdriver who never lost his edge, he was co-publisher alongside Mort Zuckerman as he took on rival papers in the so-called tabloid wars.
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Bob Law, Trailblazing Talk-Radio Host, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Business:His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.
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David B. Cornstein, Envoy Who Built U.S. Ties to Orban, Dies at 87
The New York Times – Business:A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.
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Orion Samuelson, the Elvis Presley of Agricultural Radio, Dies at 91
The New York Times – Business:As a host at WGN in Chicago for 60 years, he shared news that was essential to farmers in a homespun style that appealed to listeners from the city.