Don Lemon Family, Parents, Wife, Net Worth, Salary & Bio

Don Lemon is an American television journalist. Don Lemon Family belongs to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.Lemon then worked as a news correspondent for NBC on its programming, like Today and NBC Nightly News, after which he joined CNN in 2006, also as a correspondent.

Lemon began his career in journalism in Birmingham, Alabama, and later worked in various television markets including St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Chicago before joining CNN in 2006. He is currently the anchor of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, a weekday news program that airs on CNN.

Don Lemon Bio

Full Name	Don Lemon
Date of Birth	1 March 1966
Place of Birth	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Height	1.83 m
Marital Status	NA
Partner	Tim Malone
Children	NA
Parents	Katherine Clark
Sibling	Leisa Lemon, Yma Lemon
Profession	Television journalist
Net Worth	$12 million
Last Update	2023

Don Lemon Family, Parents

Don Lemon was born March 1, 1966, in Baton Rouge , Louisiana, the son of Katherine Marie (Bouligney) and Wilmon Lee Richardson. His father was a prominent attorney, who was a part of a lawsuit successfully challenging segregation of public transportation in Baton Rouge .

Lemon is from African-American ancestry, along side Creole; his maternal grandmother was the daughter of a black mother and a white father, who had French and Scots-Irish ancestry.He attended Baker highschool , a public highschool within the town of Baker in East Baton Rouge Parish. Lemon was voted class president during his senior year.

Don Lemon Wife

Don Lemon is not married yet. But Previously he was in relationship with Tim Malone .The couple announced in April 2019 that they were engaged.She is an American model turned actress best known for her work on A Kiss of Chaos.It was rumoured that the actress and the TV anchor tied the knot.But truth is that they were not Married.

Don Lemon Net Worth

Don Lemon has a Net Worth of $12 million in 2023. His primary source of income is his career as an American television journalist.He earn around $4 Million annualy as Income. In 2020, it had been reported that Don Lemon was selling his range in Harlem for $1.75 million.

Name	Don Lemon
Net Worth ( 2023 )	$12 Million
Income Source	American television journalist
Yearly Income	$4 Million
Last Update	2022

Don Lemon Professional Career

Lemon reported as a weekend news anchor for WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama and for WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also, he was an anchor and investigative reporter for KTVI in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2003, he began performing at NBC owned-and-operated station WMAQ-TV and was a reporter and native news co-anchor.He won three Emmys for local reporting while at WMAQ.

Lemon joined CNN in September 2006.He has been outspoken in his work on CNN, criticizing the state of cable news and questioning the network publicly.

He has also voiced strong opinions on ways in which the African American community can improve their lives, which has caused some controversy.Since 2014, he has also co-hosted CNN’s New Year’s Day Eve special from New Orleans with Brooke Baldwin.

In a much-reported broadcast in January 2018, Lemon introduced his broadcast with, “This is CNN Tonight, I’m Don Lemon. The president of the us is racist.”His outspoken criticism of the Trump administration and accusations of racism against President Trump have made Lemon a target of Trump and white supremacists.

In May 2021, it had been announced that Lemon, along side CNN fellow journalist Chris Cuomo, would launch a podcast named “The Handoff”. The audio show will focus on “politics and personal” and can be teleprompter-free.

The following night, on May 14, 2021, at the top of that edition of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, the host announced: “So, earlier I told you I had an announcement, and I do. It has been really, really great. this is often the last night that we’ll be CNN Tonight with Don Lemon. So I appreciate all the years of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, but changes are coming, and that i will fill you in”

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