We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Joan Lunden began her broadcast journalism career in Sacramento, California, where she initially started as a trainee with local station KCRA-TV. Her talent in front of the camera was evident; within a year, she become co-anchor of the channel's noon news broadcast. Bigger opportunities beckoned, and she headed to New York City for an anchor job at local ABC affiliate WABC, eventually becoming a weekend anchor. Soon after, she was tapped by "Good Morning America" as consumer reporter in 1976, making regular appearances on the show. By 1978, she began filling in for the regular hosts when they were away, which ultimately led to a permanent spot alongside co-anchor David Hartman and later Charles Gibson. However, in 1997, amid slumpi

See Full Page