[2][5] Liz Cho attended Boston University, majoring in journalism and history.

[6] Her first professional work in journalism was as an assignment editor at New England Cable News in Newton, Massachusetts.

During this time, she also served as a correspondent and fill-in anchor for Good Morning America.

[6] Cho started at WABC-TV on July 7, 2003, replacing Diana Williams at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.[6] In 2011, Cho began anchoring the station's new "First at 4:00" newscast, with David Novarro, filling the hour left vacant by the departure of The Oprah Winfrey Show.

[citation needed] In August 2014, Cho became engaged to journalist Josh Elliott.