Marcus Lamb (born Marcus Daron Lamb) was the founder and president of Daystar Television Network. He began preaching as an evangelist in the summer of 1973 at the age of 15. Upon skipping his senior year of high school in 1974, at the age of 16, Marcus enrolled in Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee on a full scholarship. At age 19, he began his final senior semester at the private liberal arts school and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
In December of 1981, Marcus Lamb founded Word of God Fellowship in Macon. In 1985, Marcus built WMCF-TV, “45 Alive,” in Montgomery. In 1990, Marcus and his wife moved to Dallas, Texas, to build KMPX-TV 29. TV 29 went on the air full power in September of 1993. Daystar Television Network officially launched in 1997 with a live broadcast of T.D. Jakes’ New Year’s Eve service at the Potter’s House Church in Dallas.
Additionally, Marcus Lamb has received two honorary doctorates, as well as the Alumnus of the Year award from his college, Lee University.
