Joan Lunden

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. , Lunden is a special correspondent for NBC's Today. In 2021, Lunden became host of the public television program Second Opinion. Early life Lunden was born in Sacramento County, California, the daughter of Gladyce Lorraine (née Somervill) and Dr. Erle Murray Blunden, a physician. She earned a Liberal Arts degree from California State University, Sacramento.