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Joan Lunden (born September 19, 1950) is an American broadcaster, most recently the host of the CBS reality series Wickedly Perfect , and was a popular co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 through 1997. As the longest running morning news host, Lunden became one of the most visible women in the country. She joined GMA in the fall of 1976 as a feature news/consumer reporter, and later became fill in co-host as former co-host Sandy Hill left to work on coverage of the Winter Olympics. Lunden's popularity with viewers led her to her quick promotion to co-host with David Hartman, the program's original host. Entertainment Weekly magazine national viewer poll named her "television's favorite morning anchor," during her years at GMA. Her popularity on the GMA program from the 70's through the 90's allowed her to interview U.S. President and First Ladies Gerald and Betty Ford, Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, George and Barbara Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and also Texas Governor George and Laura Bush, prior to the younger Bush's 2000 election as President. She was a host on the A&E cable network program Behind Closed Doors (originally aired on ABC as occasional prime time specials) (1996-2001) which was an on-location / undercover reporter program; and also frequently guest hosted Biography on Cable TV's A&E Channel.
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