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My Take
Don Lemon strikes me as a journalist who earned his platform the unglamorous way. Out of Baton Rouge, he anchored weekend news in Alabama and Pennsylvania and reported for NBC long before CNN made him a household name, and that 2002 Edward R. Murrow Award tells you the craft came first. I respect people who build a foundation in the field before the spotlight finds them. Opinion journalism is a bruising line of work, drawing fire from every direction, but the ones with a real spine don't fold under criticism. Whatever one makes of his views, that local-news grit is the kind of foundation I quietly root for.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Don Lemon
- Name (Japanese)
- ドン・レモン
- Reading
- どん・れもん
- Born
- March 1, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Occupation
- opinion journalist / television journalist / television presenter / presenter / journalist
2. Background
- High school
- Baker High School
- University
- Brooklyn College
Awards & achievements
- Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards
- 2002 Edward R. Murrow Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/donlemon
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Lemon
Frequently asked questions
When was Don Lemon born?
Born March 1, 1966 (age 60).
Where is Don Lemon from?
Don Lemon is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
What does Don Lemon do?
Don Lemon works as opinion journalist, television journalist, television presenter, presenter, journalist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.