New York(Washington Insider Magazine) -Don Lemon is an American journalist and television news anchor. He has an estimated net worth of $12 million. Today, Lemon is one of the most popular presenters for CNN. He has also spent time with other networks such as NBC and MSNBC in the past. His activities with “CNN Tonight” and other shows made him famous all over the world. Don has won several awards, which include three Emmys. Don Lemon is one of the most influential African Americans in the world. He is also the most influential LGBTQ person in broadcasting.
Early Life
Donald Carlton Lemon was born on March 1st of 1966 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was raised in a Creole household. Lemon was voted as the class president during his senior year of high school. In 2010, he was admitted on-air interview. He was sexually molested at the age of five by a teenage boy, and he could not tell anyone about it. Lemon could not tell anyone about this incident until he turned 30.
After graduating, Donald attended Louisiana State University before he was transferred to Brooklyn College in New York. During his time at Brooklyn College, he majored in journalism. As a college student, Lemon gained experience by working as a news assistant. He worked at the Fox News affiliate station in New York.
Career
Before he completed his graduation, Lemon worked for various Fox News affiliates. He left college and started working as a correspondent for NBC in Philadelphia and Chicago. Before that, he was working for affiliate stations in Birmingham, Alabama, and Pennsylvania.
In the next few years, Lemon changed his occupation. He started working as a correspondent and moved to become a weekend news anchor. In addition, the news anchor also worked as an investigative reporter. He worked as an affiliate in St. Louis during this period.
Eventually, Lemon started working for NBC News’ “main” New York City hub of operations. Lemon appeared on both “Today” and “NBC Nightly News”. Meanwhile, he worked as an anchor for “Weekend Today” on MSNBC. In 2002, Donald managed to win many awards.
His notable awards include Edward R. Murrow Award. He got this award for the coverage of the D.C. area sniper. Don was also given the award for his reports on Hurricane Katrina.
In 2003, Don relocated once again. He moved to Chicago and carried out his activities at the NBC affiliate WMAQ-TV. This show created a lot of buzz and helped him to win three Emmys. The news anchor also worked as a reporter and a local news co-anchor at this station.
Don was involved in covering news for various channels but his most notable news coverage shows aired on CNN. He had been involved in one memorable business feature called “Life on Craigslist”. Lemon made another report on HIV/AIDS epidemic in Africa that made him world famous.
Salary And Net Worth
Don Lemon has an estimated net worth of $12 million. In his career life, he has earned high paychecks for many of his work. The news anchor gained the most attention after appearing on news shows on CNN. Don Lemon earns an estimated salary of $4 million per year. His active career on CNN news and other channels will increase his total net worth in the future as well. He is expected to earn more money and success in the coming future.
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Relationships And Lifestyle
In 2011, Don Lemon announced that he was gay. This shocked his fans and people all around the world. He was open and admitted that he did not have any interest in women. Lemon stated that he had known that he was gay since a young age. In his 2011 memoir “Transparent,” the news anchor again referred that he was sexually abused and suffered as a child.
Donald also remained in the public eye after he revealed that he had been open about his sexuality with his friends. This came as a shock to many people, but his close friends already knew that he was gay. His close friends, family, and close colleagues for many years were aware of his sexual preference and orientation.
Nonetheless, this public announcement made his fans surprised. He is one of the very few homosexual African Americans in the broadcasting industry. In 2017, Don Lemon came in news for dating Tim Malone. He is a real estate agent and became famous for dating the news anchor. The couple announced in 2019 that they are engaged.
