American journalist, television presenter, and author
Was an anchor on Channel One, a controversial news program for school children usually played during the school day.
Her middle name is the Chinese word meaning wisdom.
Attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out after her junior year
Admitted in the Mar. 2001 issue of "In Style" that the kitchen of her newly purchased New York City apartment is: (1) barely used (she & Rick order out all the time), and decorated with various framed pictures of the late great martial arts hero Bruce Lee.
Supported Ralph Nader during the 2000 presidential election.
(16 April 2001) Ran the Boston Marathon in order to raise money for pediatric cancer charities. She finished the race in 4 hours, 34 minutes, and 18 seconds. Lisa raised about $80,000 for charity.
Was previously engaged to entrepreneur Philip Levine.
Wore a bright red Vivienne Tam dress for her wedding.
Older sister of Laura Ling.
Correspondent for "National Geographic Explorer" .
Correspondent for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .
Co-hostess of "The View" from 1999 to 2002.
(May 26, 2007) Married her boyfriend of a year, Paul Song, after a 4 month engagement.
(June 2010) Miscarried her future 1st child with her husband Paul Song at 7 weeks of pregnancy.
Gave birth to her 1st child at age 39, a daughter named Jett Ling Song on March 8, 2013. Childs father is her husband, Paul Song.
Release of her book, "Somewhere Inside: One Sisters Captivity in North Korea and the Others Fight to Bring Her Home" by Lisa with Laura Ling.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 42, a daughter named Ray Ling Song on June 6, 2016. Childs father is her husband, Paul Song.
(People, 2003),My hope is that I can somehow raise the level of consciousness about world events.
Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.
My first job in TV was hosting this young teen magazine show, and all these high school teenagers showed up from all over Sacramento, California, and they chose four of us to host the show, two boys and two girls. And of the two girls, I was kind of the perky smart one and the other girl was the pretty one.
The best education I have ever received was through travel.
