Lisa Ling

Former ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Contestants Auctioned Off for Charity

April 09, 2013 Celebrity Highlights

A few past “Bachelor” and “Bachelorette” contestants put their hearts on the line again this weekend… all for a good cause. Dates with past players like Lindsay Yenter, Lesley Murphy and Roberto Martinez were auctioned off in support of Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation.

Former ‘Bachelor’ and ‘Bachelorette’ Contestants Auctioned Off for Charity
Credit: Fitz Carlile
The fundraiser, chaired by Lisa Ling and husband and oncologist Dr. Paul Song, raised nearly $60,000 to help patients who are battling colon cancer.
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Lisa Ling Welcomes a Baby Girl

March 09, 2013 Baby News

Journalist Lisa Ling, host of the OWN show “Our America,” is a new mom!

Lisa Ling Welcomes a Baby Girl
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Ling welcomed a baby girl named Jett Ling Song on Saturday, her first child with her oncologist husband, Dr. Paul Song, OWN confirmed to E! News.

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Freed Journalists: Coming to a Theatre Near You?

August 06, 2009 Movies

Laura Ling and Euna Lee's survival story is complete with a storybook ending, so will this tale be told on the big screen?

Time magazine's Mark Halperin tells "Extra" the Ling/Lee story is tailor-made for a film adaptation.

"This story has everything," Halperin says, adding, "First of all, a happy ending, but it's got big characters, drama, international intrigue and the biggest personality in the world -- Bill Clinton."

10 Facts about Laura Ling and Euna Lee

1. Laura Ling

Laura is a Taiwanese American journalist.

2. Keeping Current

Laura works for Current TV as a correspondent and is VP of its Vanguard Journalism Unit.

3. Sisterly Love

Laura’s sister is Lisa Ling, a special correspondent for “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “National Geographic Explorer” and CNN.

4. Go Bruins

Laura graduated from UCLA in 1998 with a degree in Communications.

5. Resume

Laura used to work as a producer for Channel One News and for an MTV documentary series.

6. Euna Lee

Euna is a American journalist born in South Korea.

7. Working Hard

Euna has been working for Current TV since 2005.

8. College Years

Euna (right) attended Academy of Art University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Broadcasting.

9. Lee's Love

Euna is married to actor Michael Saldate.

10. Proud Mom

Euna has a daughter named Hana.

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Ling Gets 12 Years Hard Labor

June 08, 2009
laura ling sentenced to 12 years hard labor

Laura Ling, sister of journalist Lisa Ling, and her friend Euna Lee have been sentenced to 12 years in a North Korea labor camp.

Ling and Lee were arrested near the North Korean border on March 17 and were charged with "hostile acts." On Sunday, it was announced that the women were sentenced to 12 years in labor camps "for the grave crime they committed against the Korean nation and their illegal border crossing." The specifics of the crime they committed have not been released.

U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelley said in a statement, "We are deeply concerned by the reported sentencing of the two American citizen journalists by North Korean authorities, and we are engaged through all possible channels to secure their release. We once again urge North Korea to grant the immediate release of the two American citizen journalists on humanitarian grounds."

The statement continues, "We aren't certain of the details of what happened on March 17, but we can say with absolute certainty that when the girls left U.S. soil, they never intended to set foot onto North Korean territory. If at any point a transgression occurred, we sincerely apologize on their behalf."

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