About Lisa
Lisa Ling was born on August 30, 1973, in Sacramento, California. She began her television career at age 18 as a reporter and anchor for Channel One News, covering international assignments including war zones. She joined ABC's daytime talk show The View in 1999 as a co-host for three and a half years. From 2003 to 2010, she hosted National Geographic Explorer and served as a special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show, producing investigative documentaries on subjects ranging from North Korea to prison systems.
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Journalist / CommentatorSpeakerTV presentersAdventurer / Explorer
Known for
- Co-hosting ABC's The View
- Hosting National Geographic Explorer
- War correspondence for Channel One News
- Investigative documentaries on North Korea, prisons, and global issues
- Hosting This Is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN
- Special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Hosting Our America on the Oprah Winfrey Network
- Journalist
- Television presenter
- Documentary producer
- News correspondent
- Media and Broadcasting
- Documentary Journalism
- International reporting
- Global social issues
- Investigative reporting
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