Joan Lunden

Television Host + Writer

Female

Born Sep 19, 1950

Age 62

Hometown Fair Oaks, Califo...

Alma Mater Sacramento State ...

Other Names Joan Elise Blunden

Joan Lunden is an American journalist, author and television host. She was the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) from 1980 through 1997 and is the author of 8 books. Lunden has appeared on the Biography program and Biography Channel.

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Joan Lunden Celebrates Her Daughters Wedding At XL Nightclub

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Feb 2, 2013

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Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella at the 18th annual QVC presents FFANY Shoes event at the Waldorf ...

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Oct 13, 2011

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Suze Orman and Joan Lunden The 18th Annual QVC Presents 'FFANY Shoes on Sale' a charitable shoe s...

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Oct 12, 2011

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2011 Humane Society of the United States to the Rescue! From Cruelty to Kindness Gala New York

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Oct 5, 2011

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Romance

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Jeff Konigsberg

Married 2000
Shaquille O'Neal
Fling 1995
Bill Murray
Fling 1990 - 1995
Michael E. Krauss
Married 1978
Michael A. Krauss
Married 1978 - 1992

Family

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Joan Lunden

Age 62

parents

Erle Murray Blunden

Father
Gladyce Lorraine Blunden

Mother

children

Kate Elizabeth Konigsberg

Daughter
Sarah Emily Krauss

Daughter
Jamie Beryl Krauss

Son
Max Aaron Konigsberg

Son
Lindsay L. Krauss

Son
Jack Konigsberg

Son
Kimberly Konigsberg

Daughter

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Christus St. Catherine Hospital Event To Feature Joan Lunden
Houston Chronicle - Apr 09, 2013

Former "Good Morning America" anchor, Joan Lunden, will speak at Christus St. Catherine Hospital's LiveWell Women's Conference Ladies-Night-Out to be held from 5-10 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at the hospital...
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Brent Green: What Jay Should Do About His Late Night Problem
Huffington Post - Mar 22, 2013

Dear Jay, Suddenly the reigning king of late-night television is facing the likelihood of being dethroned. Although the great Johnny Carson was the one-and-only King, you have held the ratings-leadership position in late-night TV for two decades. And now you're looking at the demise of a storied career. So, what are you going to do about it, Jay? Are you going to crumble under mounting pressure to leave the stage of The Tonight Show, making room for the younger (some say, ...
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Tom Cruise Katie Holmes Divorce Case Has Many Unknowns
LATimes - Jul 09, 2012

For all the heavy media attention that has surrounded the Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce over the last week, few solid details have emerged about the case itself. And legal experts said it could take some time for more information to emerge. Holmes filed for divorce in New York, and some legal experts said it would make sense for Cruise to file his own case in California, which is the couple's main residence. But so far, that appears not to have happened. Both sides have said little pub...
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Tom Cruise Katie Holmes Divorce Case Still In Early Stages
LATimes - Jul 07, 2012

Attorneys for Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise have said the divorce case involving the two movie stars is still in its early stages. Earlier this week, one of Holmes' attorneys released a statement saying she has no plans to seek any type of emergency custody arrangement or spousal support. One of Cruise's attorneys, Bert Fields, told the BBC that Cruise is considering his own legal moves. Holmes filed for the divorce in New York. Fields said Cruise would also file papers, adding: "Tactica...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1950 Birth Born on September 19, 1950.

TWENTIES

1975 24 Years Old In 1975, Blunden joined New York's WABC-TV Eyewitness News, at which time her name was changed to 'Lunden' to avoid being called 'Blunder.' … Read More

1976 25 Years Old Lunden joined GMA in the fall of 1976 as a feature news/consumer reporter, and later became fill-in co-host when former co-host Sandy Hill left to work on ABC's coverage of the Winter Olympics. … Read More

1978 27 Years Old Lunden was married to Michael A. Krauss from 1978 until their divorce in 1992; the couple have three daughters: Jamie Beryl Krauss, born July 4, 1980; Lindsay Leigh Krauss (born 1983); and Sarah Emily Krauss (born 1987). … Read More

THIRTIES

1982 31 Years Old … She was voted "Career Mother of the Year" by the National Institute of Infant Services and In 1982-83, honoring her dedication to motherhood, she was voted "Mother of the Year" by the National Mother's Day Committee. … Read More

1989 38 Years Old Lunden hosted ABC's broadcast of the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, from 1989 to 1991, and hosted the Walt Disney World Easter and Christmas Parades with Regis Philbin until the mid-90s.

FORTIES

1991 40 Years Old In April 1991, Lunden was honored by New York Women in Communications with a Matrix Award for her "outstanding contributions to the broadcasting field."

2000 49 Years Old 1 More Event

Her popularity on the GMA program from the 1970s through the 1990s allowed her to interview U.S. Presidents and First Ladies Gerald and Betty Ford, Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, George and Barbara Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and also Texas Governor George and Laura Bush prior to the younger Bush's 2000 election as President. … Read More

FIFTIES

2004 53 Years Old She also appeared on the cover of Woman's Day in 2004. … Read More

2006 55 Years Old Lunden appeared as herself in a brief role in the 2006 film Thank You for Smoking.

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