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Born on March 1, 1966, Don Lemon is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Don Lemon is credited as an opinion journalist, television journalist and television presenter. That works out to 60 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Baker High School and Brooklyn College. Recorded honors include Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards and Edward R. Murrow Award (2002).
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.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
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)
- Origin
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Occupation
- opinion journalist / television journalist / television presenter / presenter / journalist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
2. Background
- High school
- Baker High School
- University
- Brooklyn College
Awards & achievements
- Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards
- 2002 Edward R. Murrow Award
3. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/donlemon
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%20Lemon
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5292992
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Don Lemon born?
Don Lemon was born on March 1, 1966 and is 60 years old.
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.
Where did Don Lemon study?
Don Lemon attended Brooklyn College.
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