Obituaries
Sept. 16, 2014
World & Nation
Tammy Faye Messner, former wife of evangelist Jim Bakker, is undergoing treatment for colon cancer, her husband’s lawyer revealed.
March 21, 1996
Tammy Faye Messner, the mascara-laden former wife of televangelist Jim Bakker, the charismatic TV preacher with the choir-boy face with whom she appeared on their popular Christian talk-variety show until his downfall amid scandal in the late 1980s, has died.
July 22, 2007
Movies
Documentary tries to get a handle on Tammy Faye, scandal-plagued evangelical on the road to recovery.
July 27, 2000
Books
Books: Jim Bakker’s ex-wife says Jerry Falwell deceived the couple during 1980s scandal, and she paints a blistering portrait of other evangelists.
Oct. 12, 1996
Television
Yet another reality show that makes roommates of strangers, “The Surreal Life” is back Sunday night for a second season on the WB.
Jan. 10, 2004
Archives
Just when you thought it was safe to put on your eye makeup: Makeover magazine (a summer magazine special from the people who bring you People) certainly lives up to its name.
July 10, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
PTL’s largest creditor and others owed money by the ministry will present a bankruptcy court with their own plan to take control of it, and they want to return evangelist Jim Bakker to power, Cable News Network reported today.
June 19, 1987
Music
More than a few eyebrows were raised when Robin Givens was recently announced as the new host of the syndicated talk/relationship show, “Forgive or Forget,” replacing the series’ original host, Mother Love.
Jan. 17, 2000
Former television evangelist Jim Bakker, forced by scandal a decade ago to leave the Praise the Lord ministry he ran with his former wife Tammy Faye, is planning to remarry.
Aug. 22, 1998