Don Lemon is an American professional journalist currently working at Cable News connection (CNN).
The three-time Emmy award-winning news anchor boasts of an illustrious career that stretches back to the early 2000s.
Apart from CNN, Lemon has worked at MSNBC and NBC television networks.
A portrait of Donald Carlton Lemon. Photo: @donlemoncnnSource: Facebook
How much can you tell about him, though?
Many people like Lemon’s excellent oratory skills and news presentation style.
Aside from journalism, Don has an inspiring personality andlifestyle.
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Carlton has the surname of her mum’s then-husband and discovered his birth father at age five.
How old is Don Lemon?
As of April 2022, Don Lemon’s age is 56 years old.
Carlton sitting on a blue sofa near the window. Photo: @donlemoncnnSource: Facebook
Who are Don Lemon’s parents?
He is the son of Wilmon Lee Richardson and Katherine Clark.
Wilmon was a prominent attorney.
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He participated in a successful lawsuit that stopped the segregation of public transportation in Baton Rouge.
What ethnicity is Don Lemon?
Carlton’s maternal grandmother was born to a Black mother and a White dad.
CNN journalist Carlton wearing a white shirt and grey coat. Photo: @donlemoncnnSource: Facebook
Does Don Lemon have siblings?
Leisadrowned and diedin 2018 during a fishing trip in Denham Springs, LA.
Carlton is 5 feet 1012 inches (1.79 m) tall.
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Educational background
Don Lemon of CNN has an extensive educational background fromreputable institutions.
He attended Baker High School, where he was voted class president in his senior year.
Lemon then joined Louisiana State University.
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He laterobtained a degreein broadcast journalism from the City University of New York-Brooklyn College in 1996.
Career
Carlton has a successful journalism career worth envying.
He began as a news assistant at the WNYWTV stationwhile studying at Brooklyn College.
Carlton playing with dogs. Photo: @donlemoncnnSource: Facebook
Carlton later worked for Fox affiliates in Chicago and St Louis for some years.
He was also a correspondent for NBC affiliates in Chicago and Philadelphia.
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He became a reporter and local news co-anchor at NBC’s WMAQ-TV in August 2003.
He and Brooke Baldwin began co-hosting CNN’sNew Year’s Evespecial from New Orleans in 2014.
The journalist began presenting the CNNTonight with Don Lemonshow in January 2018.
Lemon and partner Tim Malone sitting at the Polo Bar in a Ralph Lauren Restaurant. Photo: @donlemoncnnSource: Facebook
He criticized President Trump’s administration and accused him of racism.
In addition, Carlton and CNN’s Chris Cuomo launchedThe Handoffpodcast in May 2021 to discusspoliticsand other issues.
Why is Don Lemon leaving CNN?
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The journalistclarified his crypticon-air announcement that implied his tenure at the news online grid was ending.
CNNTonight with Don Lemonshowwas rebrandedto CNNTonight;and Don began hosting the same program under a new name.
Don Lemon andreal estate agentTim Malone met in New York in 2016 and begandating immediately.
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They made their relationship public in 2017 bykissing onCNN TV during the New Years Eve broadcast.
The two are not yet married.
Is Don Lemon married?
Tim Malone proposed to Carlton in April 2019, and they postponed their2021 weddingdue to the COVID 19 pandemic.
Who was Don Lemon’s first wife?
For many years, Lemon was rumoured to have beensecretly marriedto Dominican American actress Stephanie Ortiz.
Don Lemon’s salary at CNN is around $4 million.
Where does Don Lemon live?
He has built his career from the ground up, starting as a news assistant.
Lemon is now among the highest-paid anchors in CNN.
He is an inspiration to many young people who would love to venture into journalism and broadcasting field.
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The two have been together since 2009.
She gave birth to a son in 2012, and his name is Everett Floyd Abrams.
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Rodah Mogeni (Lifestyle writer)She is a content creator with more than 4 years of experience.
She graduated from Chuka University with a BA degree in Journalism and Mass Communication (2023).
She joined Briefly in 2019.
In 2023, Rodah finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques.
Her email is rodahmugeni998@gmail.com
