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Jim Bakker, televangelist who co-founded "The PTL Club" empire, dies at 86
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News US and Canada, CBS News, CBC World, The Guardian UK, RTHK International News, The Straits Times World, ABC News, NPR News, NBC News Top Stories, and New York Times Homepage are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 03:24 UTC. 18 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Jim Bakker, televangelist who co-founded "The PTL Club" empire, dies at 86”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Jim Bakker, who along with his first wife Tammy Faye built an evangelical empire around "The PTL Club" TV show, only to lose it all over a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died at 86.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by New York Times Homepage
Jim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86
- New development reported by NBC News Top Stories
Jim Bakker, TV pastor who served time for defrauding followers, dies at 86
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
Jim Bakker, whose PTL ministry fell to scandal and fraud, dies at 86
- New development reported by CBS News
Jim Bakker, televangelist who co-founded "The PTL Club" empire, dies at 86
- Picked up by CBS News
Jim Bakker, who co-founded "The PTL Club" but fell into disgrace, dies at 86
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by New York Times Homepage
Jim Bakker, TV Evangelist Felled by Fraud and Sex Scandals, Dies
- Picked up by NPR News
Jim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86
- Picked up by ABC News
Jim Bakker, who built ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire, has died at 86
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86
- New development reported by RTHK International News
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
US televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dies at 86
- Picked up by CBC World
Jim Bakker, televangelist who built The PTL Club, dead at 86
- Picked up by CBC World
Jim Bakker, televangelist who built The PLT Club, dead at 86
- Picked up by NBC News Top Stories
- Picked up by CBS News
- Picked up by BBC News US and Canada
US televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86
Same story, different outlets
10 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- BBC News US and CanadaUS televangelist Jim Bakker, disgraced from sex scandal and fraud, dies at 86
- CBS NewsJim Bakker, who co-founded "The PTL Club" but fell into disgrace, dies at 86
- CBCJim Bakker, televangelist who built The PTL Club, dead at 86
- The GuardianUS televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86
- RTHK International NewsDisgraced US televangelist Jim Bakker passes away
- The Straits TimesUS televangelist Jim Bakker, ensnared in fraud and sex scandal, dead at 86
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- ABC NewsJim Bakker, who built ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire, has died at 86
- NPRJim Bakker, who built 'PTL Club' televangelism empire, has died at 86
- NBC News Top StoriesJim Bakker, TV pastor who served time for defrauding followers, dies at 86
- The New York TimesJim Bakker, Television Preacher Felled by Sex and Financial Scandals, Dies at 86