Biography of Don Lemon
Don Lemon (born Donald Carlton Lemon) is a seasoned American television journalist and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award and three regional Emmy Awards. He joined CNN in 2006 as a news correspondent from NBC. At NBC, Lemon worked as a news correspondent for NBC Today and NBC Nightly News.
Don Lemon Age
How old is Don Lemon? Lemon is 56 years old from 2022. He it was born on March 1, 1966in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America. Moreover, he celebrates his own birthday every March 1st. His horoscope sign is Pisces.
Don Lemon Education
Don attended Baker High School in Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish. In school, he was voted class president during his senior year.
He then joined Louisiana State University. He then graduated from Brooklyn College in New York with a degree in journalism. At the time, she was working as a news assistant at WNYW.
At the same time, he was fortunate enough to be hired by Fox News to work for its affiliates in St. Louis and Chicago. Immediately after graduating from the University, Don became a news correspondent for the NBC affiliates in Chicago and Philadelphia.
The career of Don Lemon
Don began his career as a weekend news anchor for WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama and WCAU in Philadelphia. He also worked as an anchor and investigative reporter for KTVI in St. Louis, Missouri. Later, he began reporting for New York-based NBC News, as well as a correspondent for both Today and NBC Nightly News.
In 2003, Lemon began working at NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV (Channel 5 in Chicago) as a reporter and local news anchor. At the station he won three Emmys for local reporting.
In September 2006, he joined CNN. Since 2014, Don has hosted CNN’s New Year’s Eve special from New Orleans. A year later, in October 2017, he received threats against his life with racial slurs. He filed a police report detailing the incident.
In January 2018, Don hosted the much-hyped broadcast of “This is CNN Tonight, I’m Don Lemon. The president of the United States is a racist.” His criticism of the Trump administration and racism were the main points on his show.
Don Lemon Partner
In April 2019, Don announced that he was engaged to his gay partner, Tim Malone;, real estate agent. The duo met in 2017 and started dating.
Don Siblings
Lemon he’s got two brothers and sisters; Leisa Lemon and Yma Lemon.
Don Lemon Family | Parents
His mother’s name is Katherine Clark. However, we have no details about his father. We will update this field as it becomes available.
Don Lemon Height
Lemon standing in one height 5 feet 6 inches. In addition, he has brown eyes and black hair.
Don Lemon Net Worth | Salary
Lemon has an estimated net value of 12 million dollars. His income comes mainly from his prominent career as a journalist. Moreover, it earns approx annual salary of 2 million dollars from his current employer CNN.
