Lisa Ling

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lisa Ling
Occupation	Tv Show Host
Date Of Birth	Aug 30, 1973(1973-08-30)
Age	51
Birthplace	Sacramento
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Leo

Lisa Ling Biography

Lisa Ling is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on August 30, 1973 in Sacramento, California, United States. Chinese-American TV personality, best known for her work with ABC’s The View. She was also the host of National Geographic Explorer and Our America With Lisa Ling.

She was a special correspondent on Oprah’s show.

Lisa J. Ling (born August 30, 1973) is an American journalist, television presenter, and author. She is currently the host of This Is Life with Lisa Ling on CNN. She is the former host of Our America with Lisa Ling on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, former co-host of ABC’s The View (from 1999–2002), host of National Geographic Explorer, reporter on Channel One News, and special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN. She was the host of reality television show The Job. Ling is the older sister of journalist Laura Ling.

Ling was educated at Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California in 1991, followed by the University of Southern California. Ling chose to leave USC before graduating, entering the professional sphere at a young age as a reporter for Channel One News, and electing to “find her education by visiting different countries instead.” Speaking to USC students in 2016, Ling explained, “I think traveling is the best education. If there’s one takeaway here tonight, it’s to travel … I’m convinced that you are better, smarter, more marketable as a job candidate if you travel.” She is fluent in Spanish.

In 2007, she married Paul Song; they had a daughter, Jett, and a son, Ray.

Lisa Ling Net Worth

Lisa Ling is one of the richest Tv Show Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lisa Ling 's net worth $10 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She graduated from high school in 1991 and attended the University of Southern California.

She was a broadcast journalist and covered topics such as North Korea, Colombia’s drug war, and Colombia.

Ling was born in Sacramento, California. Her mother, Mary Mei-yan (née Wang), is a Taiwanese immigrant from Tainan, Taiwan, and formerly served as the head of the Los Angeles office of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs. Ling’s father, Chung Teh “Douglas” Ling, is a Chinese immigrant, born in Hong Kong in 1937. Her paternal grandmother was born on Labuan, now in modern-day Malaysia. Her paternal grandfather, who was from Guangzhou, Guangdong, was one of the first Chinese students allowed to study in the United States in the 1930s. He received his graduate degree from New York University and an M.B.A degree from University of Colorado. He struggled to find a job in the United States and eventually opened the first Chinese restaurant in Folsom, California.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lisa Ling Dating?

According to our records, Lisa Ling married to Paul Song. As of December 1, 2023, Lisa Ling’s is not dating anyone.

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In December 2008, CNN’s award-winning documentary Planet in Peril featured Ling in the series’ second installment, called “Battlelines”. She was a correspondent that tracked excessive shark fishing in Costa Rica, elephant poaching in Chad, and gave people an inside look at the battle for the control over oil in Nigeria. In 2010 Ling co-founded the website SecretSocietyOfWomen.com, a forum for women where they can share their problems anonymously.

Facts & Trivia

Lisa Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Lisa Ling celebrates birthday on August 30 of every year.

On February 16, 2011, her show Our America with Lisa Ling premiered on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. It ran for five straight seasons.

Top Facts about Lisa Ling

1. Lisa Ling is an American journalist, TV presenter, and author.
2. She was born on August 30, 1973 in Sacramento, California.
3. Ling began her career as a co-host of the show “Scratch”.
4. She became a correspondent for “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in 1999.
5. In 2002, Ling joined ABC News as a correspondent for “Nightline”.
6. Ling has covered stories on topics such as human trafficking and drug addiction.
7. She hosted the documentary series “Our America with Lisa Ling” from 2011-2014.
8. Ling has won multiple awards for her journalism work.
9. She is married to Paul Song and they have two children together.
10. As of 2021, Lisa Ling’s net worth is estimated at $20 million USD

What is Lisa Ling famous for?

Lisa Ling, (born August 30, 1973, Sacramento, California, U.S.), American journalist and television personality who cohosted (1999–2002) The View, a daytime talk show on ABC, and who later was involved in a number of documentary series.

What nationality is Lisa Ling?

American

How old is Lisa Ling?

49 years (August 30, 1973)

Is this is life with Lisa Ling still on?

This Is Life with Lisa Ling
Original release| September 28, 2014 – present
Chronology
Related shows| Our America with Lisa Ling

How did Paul and Lisa Ling meet?

Ling, 33, and Song, 41, got engaged over the holidays after he surprised her by flying their families to Chicago for the proposal which took place in a private dining room of Charlie Trotter’s restaurant. Ling met Song, a radiation oncologist at Chicago’s Little Company of Mary Hospital, through mutual friends in 2006.