 Previously, she was a reporter on Channel One News, a co-host on the ABC daytime talk show "The View" (1999–2002), the host of "National Geographic Explorer" (2003–2010), and a special correspondent for "The Oprah Winfrey Show".Ling later hosted "Our America with Lisa Ling" on OWN from 2011 to 2014.Ling was born in Sacramento, California.