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Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86

NPR · Oct 6, 2026, 5:57 AM UTC

Jim Bakker, along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around the hugely successful "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes.

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Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86

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