Former "Good Morning America" co-host Joan Lunden returned to ABC's morning show Tuesday to reveal she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Joan Lunden: Our life is all about the choices we make, and when I was looking for a mate for life, I really was looking for someone who was a family man, somebody who would embrace my girls as . And I was doing all the things they were doing and that almost broke down the third wall. Sh h appeared n th Biography program nd Biography Channel. ', Krauss said he was sorry and 'none of this was necessary,' but his lawyer, Norm Sheresky said, 'There's enough money in the family for everyone.'. Although this never became a well-known scandal of the popular morning show, perhaps that's because Lunden never made a huge deal out of it. She is mother of Seven ( Jamie Beryl Krauss, , Lindsay Leigh Krauss Sarah Emily Krauss, Max, Sarah, Kate, Kimberly and Jack Konigsberg). Lunden followed that with manymore books, several during her tenure onGood Morning America. The Actor is Dating a Girlfriend named Krista Allen Currently! Risking more tabloid exposure while still married, Costner spent some time wooing Michelle Pfeiffer. A post shared by Joan Lunden (@joanlunden). After Jeff Blunden died in 2007, Lunden sought out a live-in facility for her mother, by then 87 and suffering from rapidly progressing dementia. This wealth has been generated from her career in the media industry. Word of the surrogacy did get out, and Lunden decided that she would do one sit-down interview about the process, with Larry King who would not only give her enough airtime to go deep into the topic, but who had had children through the same surrogacy agency. After all, what network wouldn't want to be in business with one of the most recognizable and popular people in the game? Lunden was born Joan Elise Blunden on September 19, 1950, in Fair Oaks, California. January 26, 2023, 8:00 AM Joan Lunden a breast-cancer survivor, mother of seven and grandmother of two in 2019 in New York City. I probably stayed in it much longer than I should have.. But that doesn't mean they're alone. Altogether, Joan has seven children, five daughters, and two sons. "They were all there over these two little bassinets, saying, 'What should we change them into next?' You want to know what your options are.. She shared her battle with cancer and how she recovered. Joan Lunden has open up about living with cancer and losing her hair, what keeps her strong is her family, her children and beloved husband Jeff Konigsberg. We will never know about my dad, because he was killed in the plane [in an accident when he was 51], but his parents lived till 95 and 96. 64-year-old Joan Lunden graces the cover of People Magazine, she looks different, but beautiful. She remarried in the year 2000 to Jeff Konigsberg. She also frequently guest hosted A&E's Biography, and hosted the Newborn Channel's Parenting Minutes. Now, shes shaved hr head nd i posing with th m bright eyes nd wide smile, but withut hr signature blonde locks. Lunden was the co-host of ABC's Good Morning America from 1980 to 1997, and has authored eight books. "), Why Did I Come Into This Room? 'That was by her own admission. The benefits of pre-surgical chemotherapy, particularly in the type of breast cancer Joan Lunden had, are abundantly clear." In Lunden's case, the chemotherapy eradicated her smaller tumor and shrank the bigger one by about 70 percent, resulting in a surgery she describes as minimal. She says, 'yeah, you can use my oven,' and we put our cake in her oven until it's done and then we take it out.". Joan Lunden became the talk of the month after she became diagnosed with breast cancer. The couple has surely dated each other for some years but they are yet to share the information regarding their love life. Eventually, she joined Good Morning America as a host. Around the same time as her diagnosis, Lindsay Krauss Weinberg, Lunden's daughter with first husband Michael Krauss,welcomed a baby girl, officially making Lunden a grandmother. The celebrity, actor is married to Christine Baumgartner, his starsign is Capricorn and he is now 68 years of age. You are so much more relaxed, you don't have the unbelievable demands on you that I had at that time where you're just being pulled in a million different directions. Joan Lunden's Bio. She at one time, she was an instructor at the Montclair State College that was located in New Jersey. ", A post shared by Joan Lunden (@joanlunden). They tookand again, Bolig deliveredanotherset of twins to Lunden and Konigsberg. She attended California State University, in Sacramento and finished her graduation receiving a Liberal Arts degree. Joan Lunden has been able to show passion in her career in the media industry. Joan is quite active on social media. Lunden has been able to feature on the Biography Channel. Polish basketball player breaks slam dunk world record. She also made cameo appearances in the films What About Bob?, Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Conspiracy Theory and Thank You for Smoking. Not just anybody could host this kind of program, maintaining balance between the heavy and the light while rousing groggy viewers out of bed but Joan Lunden was up to the task. By that point, Lunden had completed treatment for her breast cancer, on the road to recovery, and ready to get down to grandma business. Lunden says there are many misconceptions about surrogacy, including that the baby is the surrogate's, rather than the intended parents child. While Joan Lunden was allegedly ousted from one of the most coveted gigs in network television, she found plenty of work in TV after the fact. "Perks like that were absolutely unheard of," Lunden said Tuesday at the opening keynote of HRE 's Health and Benefits . The couple has three daughters: Jamie . The couple has four children, two sets of twins, born with the help of a surrogate mother. As Joan completed her education, she went to New Jersey and started teaching a course in her field. A TV host, broadcast journalist, and author, Joan Lunden spent 17 years co-hosting ABC's Good Morning America (GMA) in the '80s and '90s. The couple has three daughters from the marriage: Jamie Beryl Krauss, born July 4, 1980, Lindsay Leigh Krauss, and Sarah Emily Krauss. Joan went to a local school to complete her early education. She has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram. She also took care of her older brother, Jeff Blunden, who had type II diabetes, as well as her older mother, Gladyce Blunden. In 1997, she left the show. Photo: Joan Lunden Productions. Joans past relationships didnt make it to the media. I remarried at 49 and had the kids. While Lunden consulted several top docs, after meeting with New York University's Dr. Ruth Oratz, her decision became clear. Probably Lunden's most notable book, released in 2015, is her honest memoirHad I Known: A Memoir of Survival,which chronicles her painful, harrowing, but powerful story of her fight against breast cancer. In June 2014, she revealed that she had breast cancer. The nl thing thats worse thn a bald head i a pink bald head, explained Emily Strohm, writer fr People. In trying to help others avoid her struggle, Lunden began giving talks about senior care, which led her to an assisted living referral company called A Place for Mom. As for the couples other four children, Lunden and Konigsberg gave birth totwo sets of twins,Kate and Max, in 2003 andKimberly Elise andJack Andrewin 2005. Joans mother is Gladyce Lorraine Blunden while her father is Erle Murray Blunden. Joan has been a recipient of various prominent awards for her brilliant work throughout her career. She quickly settled into the role of being an "older parent," but says nothing felt so different than the first time around, with the exception of a couple of interesting situations. She landed her debut anchor job that was on KCRA-TV. Opening up to Closer Weekly, Lunden celebrated her ever-expanding family. Heres what we know about the dynamic anchors current husband. Additionally, she is currently a special correspondent for NBCs Today. Who is (Gerald Dempsey Buster Posey III ) Buster Posey Wife? He graduated from Blind Brook High School and holds a BA from Lehigh University. Joan Lunden Net Worth 2023: Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Kids, Bio-Wiki, Jeff Konigsberg (m. 2000), Michael A. Krauss (m. 19781992), Yes (Jamie Krauss, Max Aaron Konigsberg, Jack Konigsberg, Lindsay Kraus, Kimberly Konigsberg, Sarah Emily Krauss, Kate Elizabeth Konigsberg). It's a book about dealing with the problems and issues that come from aging (Lunden turned 69 in September 2019), but it's the first one for the TV personality and author in which humor is at the forefront. So she moved them into a house in Los Angeles together while she tried to prove whatever distance she could from her home in New York. She was married to Michael A. Krauss, a television producer from 1978 until their divorce in 1992. that she was actually asked to leave because, as conversations with brass heavily implied, at 46 she was too old for Good Morning America. Lunden was married to Michael A. Krauss from 1978 until their divorce in 1992. They, however, got divorced in the year 1992. She earned a Liberal Arts degree from there. Joan Lunden is . Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. She got married in the year 1978 to Michael A. Krauss. According to her past life experiences, she has shown interest only in the opposite gender, which proves that she is straight. Here, she was able to teach a subject in broadcast journalism. Bio, Age, Net Worth 2023. Lindsay had her first child in 2014, making her mom a grandmother for the first time that year. March 1 (UPI) -- A trio of engineers broke a Guinness World Record when they created and threw a paper airplane that flew a distance of 289 feet and 9 inches. Speaking with Yahoo Life Series Unapologetically, the Good Morning America veteran opened up about coming forward with her breast cancer story in 2014.. She was also a host in Behind Closed Doors (1996-2000) . I'm going to take some time off to think about what I want to do next," she said. Apart from that, she is also an author and television host. Further, she says, "A lot of people think it's just done for the money and sometimes it is, I'm not here to say it isn't. Joan and Michaels marriage couldnt last long enough and the couple separated their ways in the year 1992. She was voted "Career Mother of the Year" by the National Institute of Infant Services, and in 19821983, honoring her dedication to motherhood, she was voted "Mother of the Year" by the National Mother's Day Committee. She has been married to Jeff Konigsberg since April 18, 2000. . Here, she used to work at Channel 3(KCRA). She has also served in the network ABC in the past when she was the co-host of 'Good Morning America'. She went on to have two more daughters with her first husband before they divorced and then wanted to have more babies with her second husband, summer-camp operator Jeff Konigsberg, who is 10 years her junior. She has a body measurement of 36-23-37 inches and wears a bra size of 32B. According to theLos Angeles Times,Lunden announced her exit from the show in May 1997, attributing the need to move on to wanting to "spend mornings with her three daughters. Joan Lunden has been married two times in her career. And we're all, 'Hi, hi!' In 1999, those two were replaced by well-known ABC News personalities Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson. She married the owner of Camp Takajo, Jeff Konigsberg on April 18, 2000. I was in the middle of chemo, and I just wanted everything to be wonderful that day, and I didn't want anybody to know how bad I felt. An award-winning journalist, bestselling author, motivational speaker, successful entrepreneur, one of America's most recognized and trusted television personalities, this mom of seven continues to do it all. The ceremony took place on 10 September 1978. Sh married Jeff Konigsberg n April 18, 2000. Unforuortunelty, their marriage did not last long and it came to an end through a divorce in the year 1992. Previously, Kypreos was in a romantic relationship with Joan Lunden. Bio, Age, Net Worth 2023, What is Amy Poehler Net Worth 2023? In 1997, Lunden abruptly and surprisingly leftGood Morning America,presumably for bigger and better things. "And I see him all the time now, because our Jack is a football player for Greenwich High School and his daughter is a cheerleader. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A swimmer visiting a beach in New South Wales, Australia, found a mussel-covered message in a bottle that turned out to have traveled more than 185 miles. Career, Awards & Nominations As of 2014[update], Lunden is a special correspondent for NBC's Today. Her career enabled her to be able to travel to various parts of the world. As of 2014, she was a special correspondent for NBC's news and talk program 'Today'. ", But Lunden who is also a grandmother, with two grandkids who call her "JoJo" is active, still has a full career in media between broadcasting on public television and writing books, is healthy and cancer-free after a 2014 bout with breast cancer, and appears to have good genes on her side. 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