Biography of Don Lemon
Don Lemon (born Donald Carlton Lemon) is an American television journalist and winner of an Edward R. Murrow Award and three regional Emmy Awards. He joined CNN in 2006 as an NBC news correspondent. At NBC, Lemon worked as a news correspondent on NBC Today and NBC Nightly News.
Don Lemon Age
How old is Don Lemon? Lemon and 57 years old from 2023. He was to be born on March 1, 1966in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America. Furthermore, he celebrates his birthday every 1st of March. Your horoscope sign is Fish.
Don Lemon Education
Don attended Baker High School in Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish. In high school, he was elected class president during his senior year.
He then joined Louisiana State University. He then graduated from Brooklyn College in New York City with a major in broadcast journalism. At that time, he worked as a news assistant at WNYW.
At the same time, he was fortunate enough to be hired by Fox News to work for their St. Louis and Chicago affiliates. Immediately after graduating from college, Don became a news correspondent for NBC affiliates in Chicago and Philadelphia.
Don Lemon’s Career
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. He later began reporting for NBC News based in New York City, as well as working as a correspondent for 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 Emmy Awards for local reporting.
In September 2006, he joined CNN. Since 2014, Don has hosted CNN’s New Year’s Eve special in New Orleans. A year later, in October 2017, he received death threats accompanied by racial slurs. He filed a police report detailing the incident.
In January 2018, Don hosted the much-publicized broadcast “This is CNN Tonight, I’m Don Lemon. The president of the United States is racist.” His criticism of the Trump administration and racism was a major highlight of his show.
Don Lemon Partner
In April 2019, Don announced that he was engaged to his gay partner, Tim Malonea real estate agent. The pair met in 2017 and began dating.
Don Brothers
Lemon he has two sisters; Leisa Lemon and Yma Lemon.
Don Lemon Family | Parents
His mother’s name is Katherine Clark. However, we don’t have any details about his father. We will update this field as soon as it becomes available.
Don Lemon Height
Lemon stays in a height of 5 feet 6 inches. Additionally, he has brown eyes and black hair.
Don Lemon Net Worth | Salary
Lemon have an estimate net worth of 12 million dollars. His income mainly comes from his prominent career as a broadcast journalist. In addition, he earns approximately annual salary of $2 million from his current employer, CNN.
