Born to Taiwanese and Chinese immigrants, Lisa Ling is a journalist, author, and television host. At a young age, Ling aspired to be a journalist and idolized Connie Chung. In 1999, Ling was a co-host of the ABC show The View and later became the host of National Geographic Explorer to cover international reporting. Ling is currently the host of the CNN documentary series This is Life with Lisa Ling, and she is slated to debut two new documentary projects with HBO Max.