Lisa Ling

Lisa Ling: Biography in Details

Who is Lisa Ling?

Lisa Ling is an American journalist and writer who is well known for her role as a host of the television program called Our America with Lisa Ling on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network.

Besides that, she has also been the host of National Geographic Explorer, a reporter on Channel One News, and former co-host of ABC’s the view program from 1999 to 2002.

Likely, she has also been the special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN. She has also been the host of the reality television show called The Job.

She has been a popular host in the American television arena as she has hoisted several popular television programs so far.

Lisa Ling: Age, Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

Lisa Ling was born in Sacramento, California, the United States on August 30, 1973, and she is currently 48 years old.

Her father’s name is Doug Ling and her mother’s name is Mary Ling. Unfortunately, her parents got divorced when she was seven and her sister was four years old.

She has a sister namely, Laura Ling. Lisa holds American citizenship, but her ethnicity is unknown. Her birth sign is Virgo.

Lisa Ling: Education, School/ College University

Talking about Lisa’s education history, she has graduated from Del Campo High School and the University of Southern California.

Lisa Ling: Professional Life, Career

Talking about her profession, Ling started in television when she was chosen as one of the four hosts of Scratch, a nationally syndicated teen magazine show based in Sacramento.

Whereas, at the age of 18, she joined Channel One News as one of their youngest reporters and anchors. Among her roles was war correspondent, including assignments in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Lisa Ling also drew both fire and praise for her comments after the September 11, 2001 attacks, in which she said, “What happened to the United States was a catastrophic event and the worst terrorist attack in human history.

Likewise, Ling accepted an offer to host National Geographic Ultimate Explorer.

Moreover, she was a correspondent that tracked excessive shark fishing in Costa Rica, and elephant poaching in Chad, and gave people an inside look at the battle for the control over oil in Nigeria.

In the year 2010 Ling co-founded the website SecretSocietyOfWomen.com, a forum for women where they can share their problems anonymously.

In 2011, her show Our America with Lisa Ling premiered on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. Then, it ran for five straight seasons.

In the year 2014, CNN announced that Ling will host a new documentary series, This is Life with Lisa Ling, to join its primetime lineup. The show premiered on September 28, 2014.

Awards, Nomination

Lisa Ling won Best Episodic Series for Our America with Lisa Ling (2011) at International Documentary Association Award in 2015, she won Best Host of a Talk or Service Show for The View (1997) at OFTA Television Award in 2000, and 2001.

What is Lisa Ling’s net worth?

Lisa Ling has an estimated net worth of around $10 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

Lisa Ling: Rumors, Controversy/ Scandal

To date, Lisa Ling has not been a part of controversy and rumor.

She is maintaining her personal life properly. She is far from rumors and controversies.

How tall is Lisa Ling?

Lisa has a height of 5 feet 5 inches and she weighs is 52Kg. Additionally, she has a measurement of 32-24-33 inches and her bra size is 30B.

Lisa’s hair color is dark brown and her eyes color is dark brown. Furthermore, her dress size is 4 (US) and her shoe size is 7 (US).

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Lisa Ling is active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, she has around 144K followers on her Facebook.

Around 227.9K followers on her Twitter, and she has around 173K followers on her Instagram.

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Reference: (Wikipedia)

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