Don Lemon

Death of Kim Jong-il, From Twitter to Cable, 50 Hours Later - Posted December 18, 2011
Not long after the news of the death of North Korea's Kim Jong-il broke, just after 10pmET tonight, "Kim Jong" and "Pyongyang" began trending on Twitter. The death of a ruling world leader -- in this case a supreme leader -- would be instant news around the globe. But the fact... [TVNewser]

Cable Nets Go Live as Final U.S. Convoy Leaves Iraq - Posted December 18, 2011
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Don Lemon and TJ Holmes Are NOT the Same Person - Posted December 1, 2011
During a handoff during CNN Newsroom yesterday, anchors Don Lemon and TJ Holmes showed they're not the same person: ... [TVNewser]

A Number of Newsers Make Root 100 List, Despite Odd Absences - Posted October 5, 2011
The Root has released its 2011 list of the most influential African Americans, and many TV news personalities are present. Leading the way are CNN anchors Soledad O'Brien... [TVNewser]

Don Lemon on Covering the Michael Jackson Trial: Lots of Emotion, Little Sleep - Posted October 4, 2011
For CNN weekend anchor Don Lemon, who has been the network's lead reporter on Michael Jackson since his death in 2009, the ongoing trial of ... [TVNewser]

Dating Don | Spy Like The Best | Oddity - Posted August 30, 2011
TVNewser: Someone paid $1,050 for a date with CNN's Don Lemon. That sounds like a lot, but he does have a nice smile. SportsNews... [FishbowlNY]

How Much Would You Pay for a Date with Don Lemon? - Posted August 30, 2011
A date with CNN's Don Lemon doesn't come cheap. Internet entrepreneur David Hauslaib bid $1,050 for the privilege Saturday at the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association auction, held on the final night of its 2011 national... [TVNewser]

Cablers Plan Extended Weekend Coverage for Hurricane Irene - Posted August 26, 2011
It's all hands on deck for the cable news networks, even though many of those hands will be in the path of Hurricane Irene (satellite image above from 2:17pmET.) Fox News is planning to preempt the business block tomorrow from 10am-NoonET as well as "Huckabee," and Jeanin... [TVNewser]

Cablers Head to Iowa for Straw Poll Coverage - Posted August 11, 2011
Yesterday we told you what the network Sunday morning shows were up to this weekend, now it is the cablers turn to put their focus on Iowa. With the Iowa Straw Poll slated for Satur... [TVNewser]

Don Lemon goes behind the scenes of GOP debate - Posted June 11, 2011
Don Lemon is in New Hampshire this weekend covering debate preps for CNN's first Republican presidential debate. Lemon gives this behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the set which comes complete with chandeliers. Originally scheduled for last week, the debate will be held Monday night at St. Anselm College. ... [TVNewser]

CNN Unveils Programming Details Ahead of GOP Primary Debate - Posted June 10, 2011
[caption id="attachment_70850" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image: CNN"][/caption] Monday night CNN will co-host a Republican Presidential primary debate in Manchester, New Hampshire. In advance of the debate, the channel has announced that a number of programs will originate from the Granite State this weekend, an... [TVNewser]

1050 ESPN's Jared Max is 'One of the Richest Men in the World' After Announcing He's Gay - Posted May 24, 2011
Thursday, May 19 was a typical day for most people. However, for sportscaster Jared Max, his world would be changed forever--by his own doing. That morning, Max announced on his ESPN 1050/WEPN early morning show that he was gay. "I had to do thi... [FishbowlLA]

1050 ESPN's Jared Max is 'One of the Richest Men in the World' After Announcing He's Gay - Posted May 24, 2011
Thursday, May 19 was a typical day for most people. However, for sportscaster Jared Max, his world would be changed forever--by his own doing. That morning, Max announced on his ESPN 1050/WEPN early morning show that he was gay. "I had to do thi... [FishbowlNY]

CNN's Don Lemon and Rick Welts Lead Weekend Coming Out Party - Posted May 16, 2011
It was a good weekend for open and honest discussions of sexuality in the media--aided by the public coming out of two major public figures. Getting a lot of chatter today is CNN anchor Don Lemon's decision to come out as a gay man. Lemon was profiled by The New York... [FishbowlLA]

Don Lemon on other anchors coming out: 'People have to do it at their own speed. I respect that.' - Posted May 16, 2011
The tables will be turned on CNN anchor Don Lemon today. He'll be a guest on CNN Newsroom around 1:15pmET with Randi Kaye asking the questions about his new... [TVNewser]

Cablers Throw out Royal Wedding Playbook to Cover Deadly Southern Storms - Posted April 28, 2011
The plan was that much of today's cable news coverage would be from London, ahead of tomorrow's Royal Wedding. That changed as the damage reports came in and the death toll rose from last night's string of Southern storms. FNC has devoted a majority of airtime today to the devastation in the... [FishbowlNY]

Cablers Throw out Royal Wedding Playbook to Cover Deadly Southern Storms - Posted April 28, 2011
The plan was that much of today's cable news coverage would be from London, ahead of tomorrow's Royal Wedding. That changed as the damage reports came in and the death toll rose from last night's string of Southern storms. FNC has devoted a majority of airtime today to the devastation in the... [TVNewser]

MSNBC's Thomas Roberts to host annual NLGJA event - Posted March 24, 2011
MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts will host the NLGJA's 16th annual Headlines and Headliners event in New York tonight. What makes this interesting is that Roberts is the first openly gay TV journalist to host the event which benefits the organization ... [TVNewser]

With Obama in Brazil, Clinton in France, and news from Libya, no slow Saturday for News Nets - Posted March 19, 2011
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Don Lemon: Writing His Memoir 'One of the Hardest Things I've Ever Done' - Posted March 6, 2011
CNN's Don Lemon has written a memoir, ... [TVNewser]

ABC News Breaks Embargo on Obama Afghanistan Trip - Posted December 3, 2010
President Barack Obama made a surprise trip to Afghanistan today -- his second since taking office. All of the newschannels and news websites were prepared to run with the story as soon as the White House had lifted the embargo. (For security reasons the White House, or Defense Dept., depending on... [TVNewser]

CNN Anchor Don Lemon's On-Air Revelation - Posted September 25, 2010
CNN anchor Don Lemon made a very personal admission in the most public of ways -- during his live newscast. Lemon was discussing the sexual abuse cases against Bishop Eddie Long with three members of Long's... [TVNewser]

Philadelphia Feeder WCAU Sends Another Anchor to the Net - Posted August 19, 2010
As the only child of a big-shot realtor, new NBC hire Kristen Welker knows the three keys to success. Location, location, location. Formerly the weekend anchor at NBC-owned WCAU in Philadelphia, Welker ... [TVNewser]

Networks Prep Specials for Michael Jackson Death Anniversary; NBC News Licenses Non-NBC Interview - Posted June 23, 2010
This Friday, ABC, NBC, and CNN will all have special coverage commemorating the one year anniversary of Michael Jackson's passing. NBC will air a special "Dateline" titled "Michael Jackson: A Mother's story at 9pm Friday night. The special, which is reported by Jos... [TVNewser]

Obama Supreme Court Nominee Revealed - Posted May 9, 2010
News broke on the cablers Sunday evening that Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be the president's nominee for the Supreme Court. (AP Story) ... [TVNewser]

Cable Nets Cover NYC Bomb Scare Overnight - Posted May 2, 2010
News broke late last night of a car bomb located in New York's heavily-trafficked Times Square (AP story). Here's how the initial coverage looked across the cable networks as well as Mayor Michael Bloomberg'... [TVNewser]

Don Lemon Hosts Town Hall with Education Secretary - Posted April 17, 2010
Tonight, CNN's Don Lemon hosts a town hall meeting featuring Education Secretary Arne Duncan called "Fixing America's Schools." Secy. Duncan will answer questions from parents, teachers and students on the realities they face everyday ranging from school facilities, safety to standardized testing. The town hall debuts tonight at 7pm... [TVNewser]

6.9 Earthquake, Aftershocks, Rattle Southwest - Posted April 4, 2010
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake, with an epicenter in northern Mexico and felt in southern California and Arizona, struck at 3:40pmPT (6:40pmET) today. CNN reported the news at 6:51pmET during its CNN Newsroom live newscast with Don Lemon. Fox News with anchor Harris Faulkner reported the news at 7:01pm on FOX Report.... [TVNewser]

Sarah Palin: 'God Bless You Tea Partiers' - Posted February 6, 2010
Fox News contributor Sarah Palin headlined tonight's National Tea Party Convention in Nashville with most of her 40-minute speech taking direct aim at democrats in congress and in particular at Pres. Obama. "We need a commander-in-chief not a professor of law standing at a lectern," said Palin... [TVNewser]

Anderson Cooper, Kathy Griffin, and Lance Bass to Host CNN's New Year's Eve - Posted December 17, 2009
Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin will co-host CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast from Times Square, the network has announced. Fomer 'N Sync performer ... [TVNewser]

Senate Votes on Healthcare Reform, Cable Covers - Posted November 21, 2009
Another Saturday night, another vote on Capitol Hill on healthcare reform, and coverage of it on cable news. The vote, which essentially allows the debate to begin on the Senate floor, was 60-39, with Ohio GOP Sen. George Voinovich the only senator not to vote. Interestingly, all the cable news channels were... [TVNewser]

Cable News Snapshot: 11:08pmET 11/07/2009 - Posted November 7, 2009
The House passed its version of the health care reform bill, getting the 218 votes needed at 11:07pmET tonight. The final vote was 220 in favor, 215 against. One republican, Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana voted for it. Geraldo Rivera was hosting live coverage on Fox news. On CNN, Don Lemon anchored... [TVNewser]

CNN Special on Ft. Hood Shootings - Posted November 7, 2009
•Tonight at 8pmET, CNN premieres a Special Investigation into the Ft. Hood massacre. The one-hour live special is anchored by Don Lemon, with on-site reporting from Ft. Hood by CNN national correspondent David Mattingly and CNN investigative correspondent ... [TVNewser]

Listen: CNN's Don Lemon on User Generated Content - Posted October 21, 2009
This morning TVNewser and co-host Matt Van Hoven were joined on the Morning Media Menu by CNN Newsroom anchor Don Lemon. The topic of today's discussion: user-generated content in the ever-changing media landscape. "I don't think it's new media vs old media," he said. "... [TVNewser]

On The Menu: CNN's Don Lemon On The Power Of User-Generated Content - Posted October 21, 2009
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Morning Reading List 10.21.09 - Posted October 21, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Hanson ... [FishbowlDC]

CNN Introducing Two New Specials This Week - Posted August 21, 2009
CNN will be broadcasting a new special as well as a special series over the next week, both of which appear to be sobering, grave, and other similar adjectives. Saturday, Don Lemon is hosting a special entitled "Inside Chicago's Killer Town" about violence in a Ch... [TVNewser]

Jon Stewart Concurs With FBLA - Posted July 28, 2009
The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c<td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspa... [FishbowlLA]

Don Lemon Tries To Be Positive About Palin - Posted July 27, 2009
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CNN Anchor is Reminded Pres. Obama's Welcome in Ghana is Not Unprecedented - Posted July 11, 2009
CNN anchor Don Lemon wonders if Pres. Obama's welcome to Ghana is unprecedented. It's not, CNN's correspondent in Ghana tells him. ... [TVNewser]

TV Coverage Plans For Michael Jackson Memorial Service - Posted July 6, 2009
Michael Jackson's memorial service is tomorrow at the Staples Center in LA. Here's how the nets and cable will cover the service, via TVNewser: • ABC: Charlie Gibson will anchor live coverage "Remembering Michael Jackson" at 1pmET, joined by "Nightline" anchor ... [FishbowlDC]

CNN's Don Lemon Thinks the Criticism of Jackson is "Elitist" - Posted July 6, 2009
On Reliable Sources Sunday Howie Kurtz asked CNN anchor Don Lemon whether the networks are "overdoing" the coverage of the death of Michael Jackson. "No," said Lemon. Then he called the criticism "elitist." ... [TVNewser]

CNN/HLN Plans for Michael Jackson Memorial - Posted July 5, 2009
Anderson Cooper, Larry King, Don Lemon and Soledad O'Brien will host coverage live from Los Angeles, with ... [TVNewser]

CNN Re-Airs "Man in the Mirror" and Finds Bubbles - Posted July 4, 2009
CNN will be re-airing Don Lemon's report on the life and death of Michael Jackson. The "CNN Presents" documentary features interviews with musician/performer/conductor Quincy Jones, music artist Usher, Smokey Robinson and ... [TVNewser]

Early Sunday Show Preview - Posted July 2, 2009
NBC's Meet the Press: Programming Note: Meet the Press will not air Sunday, July 5 due to NBC's coverage of the Wimbledon tennis finals. We will return at our regular time on July 12. CBS' Face the Nation: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, Sen. Chuck Grassley... [FishbowlDC]

CNN's Weekend Michael Jackson Special - Posted June 27, 2009
CNN's Don Lemon anchors "Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror" during several airings this weekend. The CNN Presents documentary airs tonight and tomorrow night at 8pmET and 11pmET. The documentary includes new interviews with music artist Usher and producer and close family fri... [TVNewser]

Greta Van Susteren: Todd Palin's "Handler"? - Posted May 10, 2009
Many TV networks had celebrity guests at their White House Correspondents Association Dinner tables, but FNC's Greta Van Susteren seems to have taken the task of making Fox guest Todd Palin... [TVNewser]

CNN To Air Entire "I Have a Dream" Speech - Posted January 18, 2009
CNN has reached agreement with the estate of Martin Luther King, Jr. that will allow the network to replay King's "I Have a Dream" speech in its entirety tomorrow at NoonET. In 1999, a federal court ruled in "Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. v. CBS, Inc." that the speech... [TVNewser]

Israel-Gaza Ground War Changes Cable Plans - Posted January 3, 2009
The cable news channels have been covering breaking news from Gaza for much of the afternoon. The official word of Israeli Defense Force ground troops moving in to Palestinian territory was reported around 1:40pmET this afternoon, but had been expected for days. Fredricka Whit... [TVNewser]

CNN's Gustav Plans: Cooper Live at 8pm - Posted August 31, 2008
Anderson Cooper anchors a two-hour special, beginning at 8pmET, from New Orleans. Cooper is one of the more than 120 anchors, correspondents, producers and support personnel in the Gulf Coast region for CNN. Other correspondents in the region include ... [TVNewser]

Marvelous Mal's Return to the Olympics Includes CNN Anchor/Daughter - Posted August 15, 2008
CNN's Fredricka Whitfield is leaving Monday for China, but she's not just going to report on the games, or the athletes, or on Beijing. Whitfield will be reporting on her father, former U.S. Olympian ... [TVNewser]

Changes to CNN Newsroom - Posted August 7, 2008
The Monday after the GOP convention (September 8) will bring a new daytime line-up for CNN Newsroom. TVNewser has obtained an email from Scott Matthews to the CNN Newsroom Staff. Matthews was named director of programming ... [TVNewser]

Willis Talks Issues on The View - Posted July 21, 2008
CNN anchor Gerri Willis talked personal finance this morning with the ladies of The View, in the final segment of their Day of Hot Topics. But finishing the taping just before NoonET left... [TVNewser]