Lisa Ling Biography
Lisa Ling is an eminent American Journalist. As of now, She is serving for CNN as a host of the This Is Life show. Before joining CNN, Ling served for six years at the Oprah Winfrey as an executive producer and host-our America.
Lisa Ling Age
Lisa was born in Sacramento, California, the United States, on August 30, 1973. She is 50 years old.
Lisa Ling Height
Ling stands at a moderate height of 5 feet 5 inches (Approx 1.69 m).
Lisa Ling Education
She studied at Del Campo High School in Fair Oaks, California, and graduated in 1991. She later attended the University of Southern California but left the institution before graduating and beginning her career.
Lisa Ling Family
She was born to her American parents Chung Teh “Douglas” Ling and Mary Mei-yan in Sacramento, California, United States. Her mother served in Public Affairs as the head of the Los Angeles office of the Formosan Association and is a Taiwanese immigrant from Taiwan, Tainan while her father is a migrant from China.
Lisa has a pretty sister called Laura Ling. Laura currently works at E! Network as a reporter and host. However, in March 2009, Euna Lee and Laura were detained for illegal entry into the country while trying to film the refugees at the China border with North Korea.
Lisa Ling Husband
She is married to her loving and supportive husband Paul Song. He works as a radiation oncologist. On January 3, 2007, The duo got engaged and on May 26, 2007, the two got hitched in Los Angeles, California. The duo is blessed with two amazing children namely Jett Ling Song, and Ray Ling Song.
Lisa Ling Salary
Lisa’s average salary is $81,476 per year. This is according to CNN News anchors and reporters’ salaries.
Lisa Ling’s Net Worth
Ling has an estimated net worth of $12 Million.
Lisa Ling Career
She has been serving since 2014 for CNN as a host of the This Is Life show. Lisa hosts a documentary series titled This Is Life that was first aired on September 28, 2014. In October 2019, Ling also got a job contract with HBO Max, to host a six-part documentary series exploring restaurants and American Asian lives.
Before joining CNN, she served at Oprah Winfrey as an executive producer and host of Our America show which contained five seasons of OWN in Los Angeles, California. Lisa came to the National Geographic Ultimate Explorer to serve as a host.
During her stay there, Ling explored the culture of U.S. prisons and the notorious MS-13 gang and covered the drug war in Columbia. Furthermore, her career life started at Walt Disney Television in 1999 where she served for three years and one month as a co-host of the view. Lisa was responsible for hosting segments like investigating women.
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