Don Lemon | |
|---|---|
 Lemon in 2018 | |
| Born | March 1, 1966 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Education | Brooklyn College (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | CNN (2006−2023) |
| Political party | Independent[1] |
| Spouse |
Tim Malone (m. 2024) |
| Awards | |
| Website | donlemon |
Don Lemon[2] (born March 1, 1966) is an American television journalist best known for being a host on CNN from 2014 until 2023. He anchored weekend news programs on local television stations in Alabama and Pennsylvania during his early days as a journalist.[3] Lemon worked as a news correspondent for NBC on its programming, such as Today and NBC Nightly News. Lemon is also a recipient of an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2002 for his coverage of the capture of the Washington, D.C. snipers. He also received three regional Emmy Awards for his special report on real estate in Chicago and a business feature on Craigslist.[4]
He joined CNN in 2006, also as a correspondent and later achieved prominence as the presenter of Don Lemon Tonight from 2014 to 2022. He most recently served as a co-host of CNN This Morning, alongside Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow. After several on-air controversies and reports of alleged decades-long instances of misogyny, he was fired from CNN in April 2023.[5]
- ^ Concha, Joe (November 3, 2018). "CNN's Don Lemon reveals political affiliation". The Hill. Archived from the original on May 23, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
- ^ Don Lemon, "...the internet has my name wrong...", "...my middle name is not Carlton...", "my name is not Donald—just Don", Don Lemon Tonight, December 1, 2021
- ^ "African American History. Don Lemon". March 28, 2013. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
- ^ "Finding Your Roots: Don Lemon". Finding Your Roots. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Madani, Doha (April 24, 2023). "Don Lemon says he has been fired from CNN". NBC News. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023.