Joan Lunden

Joan Lunden
Lunden in 2018
Born
Joan Elise Blunden

(1950-09-19) September 19, 1950 (age 74)
Alma materCalifornia State University, Sacramento
OccupationJournalist
Years active1973–present
Spouses
  • (m. 1978; div. 1992)
  • Jeff Konigsberg
    (m. 2000)
Children7

Joan Lunden (born Joan Elise Blunden, September 19, 1950) is an American journalist, an author, and a television host. Lunden was the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997, and has authored over ten books. She has appeared on the Biography program and Biography Channel.

As of 2014, Lunden is a special correspondent for NBC's Today. In 2021, Lunden became host of the public television program Second Opinion.