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On July 26th, 2011, a segment of [[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]] entitled "CNN Anchor Don Lemon appears not to care for CNN" implied that Don Lemon has trouble feigning interest in what Jon Stewart called "antics", referring to stories that he perceived Lemon thought were not particularly newsworthy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/tue-july-26-2011-juan-williams|title=The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, July 26th, 2011}}</ref> |
On July 26th, 2011, a segment of [[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]] entitled "CNN Anchor Don Lemon appears not to care for CNN" implied that Don Lemon has trouble feigning interest in what Jon Stewart called "antics", referring to stories that he perceived Lemon thought were not particularly newsworthy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/tue-july-26-2011-juan-williams|title=The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, July 26th, 2011}}</ref> |
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On July 27th, 2011, a segment of [[The Colbert Report]] entitled "Difference Makers", |
On July 27th, 2011, an installment of a segment of [[The Colbert Report]] entitled "Difference Makers", featured a man claiming to have "sued" the American bank [[Wells Fargo]] being interviewed by Lemon. In the segment, Colbert traveled to Lemon's studio and criticized him for not further questioning the guest about him possibly being a [[vampire]], based on his elongated top canine teeth, pale skin, long black hair, and black clothing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/stephen-colbert-don-lemon-patrick-rodgers-vampire_n_912119.html |
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Don Lemon | |
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 On the National Mall during the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama | |
| Born | March 1, 1966 |
| Education | Brooklyn College Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | News anchor |
Don Lemon (born March 1, 1966) is a reporter for CNN and news anchor on the prime-time weekend version of CNN Newsroom, based in Atlanta.[1]
Life and career
Lemon was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He received a degree in broadcast journalism from Brooklyn College and also attended Louisiana State University.[1][2]
While still in college, he became a news assistant at WNYW (TV 5 in New York City). He has also been a reporter and weekend anchor for WCAU (TV 10 in Philadelphia); anchor and investigative reporter for KTVI (TV 2 in St. Louis); and anchor for WBRC (TV 6 in Birmingham, Alabama).[1]
He became a reporter for NBC News' New York City operations, including working as a correspondent for Today and NBC Nightly News and an anchor on Weekend Today and MSNBC. In August 2003 he began at NBC O&O station WMAQ-TV (5 in Chicago), and was a reporter and the 5 p.m. local news co-anchor.[1]
Lemon joined CNN in September 2006.[1]
Personal life
During an on-air interview with members of Bishop Eddie Long's congregation on September 25, 2010, Lemon said that he was a victim of sex abuse as a child, and that it wasn't until he was thirty that he told his mother about it.[3]
In his memoir, Transparent, released in May 2011, Lemon acknowledges publicly that he is gay[4] and discusses colorism in the black community, racism, homophobia, and the sexual abuse that he suffered as a child.[5]
Lemon lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
Honors and awards
Lemon won an Emmy Award for a special report on the real estate market in Chicago. He received an Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the capture of the D.C. area sniper, and a number of other awards for reports on Hurricane Katrina, and the AIDS epidemic in Africa.
Lemon was voted as one of the 150 most influential African-Americans by Ebony magazine in 2009.
Popular Culture
On July 26th, 2011, a segment of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart entitled "CNN Anchor Don Lemon appears not to care for CNN" implied that Don Lemon has trouble feigning interest in what Jon Stewart called "antics", referring to stories that he perceived Lemon thought were not particularly newsworthy.[6]
On July 27th, 2011, an installment of a segment of The Colbert Report entitled "Difference Makers", featured a man claiming to have "sued" the American bank Wells Fargo being interviewed by Lemon. In the segment, Colbert traveled to Lemon's studio and criticized him for not further questioning the guest about him possibly being a vampire, based on his elongated top canine teeth, pale skin, long black hair, and black clothing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/28/stephen-colbert-don-lemon-patrick-rodgers-vampire_n_912119.html
References
- ^ a b c d e "Don Lemon". CNN. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ^ Don Lemon: Address; Distinguished Alumnus Award, Brooklyn College.
- ^ Lemon, Don (2010-09-25). "CNN: Don Lemon - "I Was Attacked By A Pedophile"". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ Folkenflik, David (May 16, 2011). "Livelihood 'On The Line,' Anchorman Reveals He's Gay". NPR. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
- ^ Carter, Bill (May 15, 2011). "Gay CNN Anchor Sees Risk in Book". The New York Times.
- ^ "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, July 26th, 2011".