Exhibit 23
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
of PGI Incorporated and subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File 2-77149) of our
report dated March 12, 2002 on the consolidated statement of financial
position of PGI Incorporated and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and
2000 and the consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' deficiency
and cash flows for each of the two years ended December 31, 2001. Our report
contains an explanatory paragraph regarding uncertainty as to the ability of
the Company to continue as a going concern.



                                             /s/ BKD, LLP

St. Louis, Missouri
May 10, 2002