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Joan Lunden (born September 19, 1950) is an American journalist, author and television host. She was the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997, and has authored eight books. She has appeared on the Biography program and Biography Channel.
As of 2014 she is a special correspondent for NBC's Today show.
Lunden was born as Joan Elise Blunden in Fair Oaks, California, the daughter of Gladyce Lorraine (née Somervill) and Dr. Erle Murray Blunden, a physician.
She earned a liberal arts degree from California State University, Sacramento.
She attended California State University, Sacramento and later studied Spanish and anthropology at the former Mexico City campus of Universidad de Las Americas. She was a visiting instructor at Montclair State College in New Jersey, where she taught a course in broadcast journalism. Her first news anchor job was at KCRA-TV. She began her broadcasting career in Sacramento, California, where she worked for Channel 3 (KCRA) and Radio as co-anchor of the daily noon television news program. She produced the noon news broadcast and hosted KCRA's television specials.
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American former television and radio host, comedian, writer, producer, and actor.
He hosted a late night television talk show for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC, and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,028 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. In 1996, David Letterman was ranked No. 45 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.
Letterman is also a television and film producer. His company, Worldwide Pants, produced his show and formerly produced The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Worldwide Pants has also produced several prime-time comedies, the most successful of which was Everybody Loves Raymond, currently in syndication.
Late-night hosts Conan O'Brien (Letterman's successor on Late Night), and Jimmy Kimmel, cite Letterman's influence.
Joan Lunden goes through the cell block doors of the world's largest maximum security prison for women, the Central California Women's Facility.
TV newswoman Joan Lunden fought a public battle with breast cancer last year. Now she has a new book, “Had I Known: A Story of Survival,” and has become an advocate for others in the fight. “There’s a power in everyone reaching out,” Lunden tells TODAY’s Hoda Kotb, a fellow breast cancer survivor. » Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY » Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAY About: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. We wake up every morning to give you and your family all you need to start your day. If it matters to you, it matters to us. We are in the people business. Subscribe to our channel for exclusive TODAY archival footage & our original web series. Connect with TODAY Online! Visit TODAY's We...
Every year, the US Marshals Service moves more than 150,000 inmates. Joan Lunden goes behind closed doors of Con Air, where all of the passengers are criminals and all of the flight attendants are armed deputies. Joan becomes the first journalist to experience Con Air through the eyes of a prisoner.
Joan Lunden goes through the cell block doors of the world's largest maximum security prison for women, the Central California Women's Facility, and learns first-hand what it's like to be in solitary confinement.
Former co-anchor of Good Morning America Joan Lunden joined Robin Roberts this morning to share the news of her diagnosis. #TeamJoan Copyright 2014 Good Morning America / ABC News. All rights reserved.
Breast cancer survivor and award-winning journalist Joan Lunden will receive the 2016 Warrior Award on the night of the 2016 WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Lunden then goes behind closed doors with Publishers Clearing House when they giveaway $1 million dollars to the latest winner -- a priest. Lunden selects the winning number in a bingo style lottery after it is discovered that the winning entry had not been returned. Lunden is with the Publishers Clearing House team as they surprise the winner in his small town of Earling, Iowa, population 466 people.
A fun clip of Joan's different hairstyles throughout the years.
There was a class reunion of sorts to celebrate 40 years of Good Morning America, where hosts both present and past talked about running the legendary show. The reunion brought the first hosts of the show, David Hartman and Joan Lunden, back toge...
Roy Firestone interviews longtime journalist, author and television host Joan Lunden on her recent breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Lunden announced her diagnosis of breast cancer in June and has been public about her cancer experience. She tells Firestone that she has been overwhelmed with people's support since sharing her journey. "The fact that these people take the time every day to just write a little message or pray for you, stay strong, or they share tips or advice. It has been a very big part of my healing and just keeping me strong," she says. Lunden recounts how the cancer was first identified--not during a routine mammogram, but by ultrasound. Lunden shares a conversation she had in a past interview with the well-known breast cancer surgeon, Susan M. Love, on dense...
Joan Lunden, who has hosted "Good Morning America" for 17 years, shares her new book, "Healthy Living," about finding balance and clarity.
Joan Lunden goes through the cell block doors of the world's largest maximum security prison for women, the Central California Women's Facility. For the first time ever, California allows an interview with a woman awaiting execution on death row. Lunden goes one on one with 48-year-old Kerry Dalton, convicted of torturing and murdering another woman by injecting her with a syringe of battery acid.
Joan takes an inside look at life in the fast lane as she goes behind the wheel with racecar driving superstar Jeff Gordon. Joan gives viewers unparalleled access to this three-time NASCAR Winston Cup Champion and his extremely private life with wife Brooke, who in a rare interview describes their fairytale marriage. In the week that Joan spends with Jeff, she gives viewers the inside track on how he prepares for a race in one of the world's most thrilling, yet dangerous sports.
Joan Lunden's interview with Robin Williams on Good Morning America back in 1991. For the full story click: http://www.joanlunden.com/category/33-joan-s-blog/item/391-remembering-robin-williams
Joan Lunden goes through the cell block doors of the world's largest maximum security prison for women, the Central California Women's Facility, and into the lives of the people who live and work there.
it's revealed that Dave had given 7 audience members crabs.
Joan Lunde visits the Lubbock Women's Club to speak to them about living happy, health lives.