Joan Lunden

Bio:
Joan Lunden is an American journalist, broadcaster and author. Born Joan Blunden in Fair Oaks, California, Joan got her first job in broadcasting at WABC-TV Eyewitness News in 1975, changing her last name to Lunden. Her immense popularity led her to a co-hosting position on Good Morning America just five years later in 1980. A brave risk-taker, Joan was known for her fearlessness and her unprecedented access as a journalist — for example, in 1983, she was one of three journalists to interview Prince Charles during a visit to America. Joan has also published a whopping eight books.

In June 2014, Joan returned to Good Morning America to share with Robin Roberts and the world that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and would be undergoing chemotherapy.

Best Known For:
Joan Lunden is best known for serving as a co-host on Good Morning America from 1980-1997.

Personal Life:
Joan is currently married to Jeff Konigsberg, whom she wed in 2000. They have four children, two sets of twins named Kimberly Elise and Jack Andrew and Kate and Max, respectively; each pair of twins were birthed by the same surrogate, Deborah Bolig. From Joan’s first marriage to Michael Krauss which ran from 1978 until their divorce in 1998, Joan has three children: Jamie Beryl, Lindsay Leigh, and Sarah Emily.