lisa ling joins nightline

I just heard that journalist Lisa Ling will be joining ABC's Nightline as a contributor this summer with a series of special reports. The first one explores the concept of aging and the challenges the elderly face in their golden years, as well as the growing trend in luxury retirement communities, It airs this Thursday, July 10. Here's the news release that was forwarded along to me:

LISA LING JOINS ABC NEWS "NIGHTLINE" AS A CONTRIBUTOR THIS SUMMER

FIRST REPORT ON AGING AND RETIREMENT LIVING TO AIR THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2008

ABC News "Nightline" announced today that journalist Lisa Ling will contribute a series of reports to air on the leading late-night news program this summer.

"I have wanted to work with Lisa for a long time," said James Goldston, Executive Producer of "Nightline." "She is a terrific journalist with a very distinctive style that fits really well with the Nightline sensibility."

In her first report for "Nightline," Ling explores the concept of aging and the challenges the elderly face in their golden years, as well as the growing trend in luxury retirement communities. She visits one high-end retirement complex in Northern California, where the residents speak candidly with her about the challenges of losing a spouse, the desire to live independently, and the fear of loneliness.

Lisa Ling is a special correspondent for the National Geographic Channel and the "Oprah Winfrey Show." Ms. Ling has had a distinguished career covering international social and humanitarian issues, including stories about the Lord's Resistance Army and the crisis of AIDS orphans in Uganda, rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and bride burning in India. Prior to becoming a host of "National Geographic Ultimate Explorer," Ms. Ling was a co-host of ABC's "The View."

Lisa Ling's report on the challenges facing the elderly airs on ABC News "Nightline" Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 11:35pm ET/PT.

Go Lisa. I've always kind of liked her, and thought she was way too cool for The View. It's good to see that she's leveraged her stint as a co-host on that show and gone on to do some really awesome things as a journalist. Represent.