CBS News has hired veteran journalist and producer Lisa Ling to serve as a contributor to the network.
Ling will report and produce pieces for all CBS News programs and platforms, Neeraj Khemlani, the president and co-head of CBS News and Stations said Wednesday.
Ling most recently hosted and produced the CNN original series This is Life with Lisa Ling, and hosted and produced the HBO Max docuseries Take Out. She previously worked for ABC News, where she was a correspondent for Nightline and later a co-host of The View.
At CBS she is expected to bring the style she perfected at CNN (and earlier at OWN’s Our America) to the network. She will be based in Los Angeles.
“Lisa delivers some of the most authentic, human and revealing interviews because of how she embeds with communities and the people she covers. It gives her and us a chance...
Ling will report and produce pieces for all CBS News programs and platforms, Neeraj Khemlani, the president and co-head of CBS News and Stations said Wednesday.
Ling most recently hosted and produced the CNN original series This is Life with Lisa Ling, and hosted and produced the HBO Max docuseries Take Out. She previously worked for ABC News, where she was a correspondent for Nightline and later a co-host of The View.
At CBS she is expected to bring the style she perfected at CNN (and earlier at OWN’s Our America) to the network. She will be based in Los Angeles.
“Lisa delivers some of the most authentic, human and revealing interviews because of how she embeds with communities and the people she covers. It gives her and us a chance...
- 5/31/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lisa Ling has joined CBS News as a contributor across the network broadcasts and platforms.
Ling served as host and executive producer of This Is Life with Lisa Ling for CNN, but the show was not renewed last year as the network went through a round of budget cuts. The show explored issues like interracial families, sex trafficking and gun violence.
Ling also headlined the HBO Max documentary series Take Out, centering on Asian American history and cuisine.
Before CNN, Ling was host and executive producer of Our America for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN, and was host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer. She previously was a co-host on The View and contributed to ABC News’ Nightline. She started in journalism as a correspondent for Channel One. Among other assignments, she covered the civil war in Afghanistan when she was just 21.
Ling will start on the network this summer and will be based in Los Angeles.
Ling served as host and executive producer of This Is Life with Lisa Ling for CNN, but the show was not renewed last year as the network went through a round of budget cuts. The show explored issues like interracial families, sex trafficking and gun violence.
Ling also headlined the HBO Max documentary series Take Out, centering on Asian American history and cuisine.
Before CNN, Ling was host and executive producer of Our America for Oprah Winfrey’s OWN, and was host of National Geographic Ultimate Explorer. She previously was a co-host on The View and contributed to ABC News’ Nightline. She started in journalism as a correspondent for Channel One. Among other assignments, she covered the civil war in Afghanistan when she was just 21.
Ling will start on the network this summer and will be based in Los Angeles.
- 5/31/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Award-winning journalist and producer Lisa Ling has been named a CBS News contributor, where she will contribute distinctive reporting and feature pieces across the network’s broadcasts and platforms.
“Lisa delivers some of the most authentic, human and revealing interviews because of how she embeds with communities and the people she covers. It gives her and us a chance to communicate the pulse of the country and the world in a more experiential way,” CBS News and Stations president and co-head Neeraj Khemlani said in a statement. “From war coverage at Channel One News to the anchor table at ‘The View’ to numerous cable series that showcase her immersive journalism, Lisa Ling is a multi-talented reporter and storyteller that we are thrilled to add to our roster of world-class Network talent.”
Ling, who will be based in Los Angeles, will start in her new role later this summer.
“I can...
“Lisa delivers some of the most authentic, human and revealing interviews because of how she embeds with communities and the people she covers. It gives her and us a chance to communicate the pulse of the country and the world in a more experiential way,” CBS News and Stations president and co-head Neeraj Khemlani said in a statement. “From war coverage at Channel One News to the anchor table at ‘The View’ to numerous cable series that showcase her immersive journalism, Lisa Ling is a multi-talented reporter and storyteller that we are thrilled to add to our roster of world-class Network talent.”
Ling, who will be based in Los Angeles, will start in her new role later this summer.
“I can...
- 5/31/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Lisa Ling has, over the course of her career, traveled to far-off places including Costa Rica and North Korean. Her next stop: CBS News.
Ling, who recently cut ties with CNN after the Warner Bros. Discovery-based cable-news outlet canceled her documentary program, “This Is Life,” will join CBS News as a contributor, says co-president Neeraj Khemlani. She is expected to debut on CBS News later this summer, and will be based in Los Angeles.
“If you look at her work over the years, she is really excellent at embedding with communities,” says the executive, in an interview. “You can only do that if you are afforded time and resources that fits with the kind of storytelling that we do.”
Ling is expected to contribute reports to “CBS Mornings,” the flagship A.M. program of the CBS broadcast network. During Khemlani’s tenure, the program has focused more intently on longer-form features and stories,...
Ling, who recently cut ties with CNN after the Warner Bros. Discovery-based cable-news outlet canceled her documentary program, “This Is Life,” will join CBS News as a contributor, says co-president Neeraj Khemlani. She is expected to debut on CBS News later this summer, and will be based in Los Angeles.
“If you look at her work over the years, she is really excellent at embedding with communities,” says the executive, in an interview. “You can only do that if you are afforded time and resources that fits with the kind of storytelling that we do.”
Ling is expected to contribute reports to “CBS Mornings,” the flagship A.M. program of the CBS broadcast network. During Khemlani’s tenure, the program has focused more intently on longer-form features and stories,...
- 5/31/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
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