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Don Lemon

American TV Journalist Host of Don Lemon Tonight, CNN

Don Lemon anchors Don Lemon Tonight airing weeknights at 10pm. He also serves as a correspondent across CNN/U.S. programming. Based out of the network's New York bureau, Lemon joined CNN in September 2006.He is a #1 best selling New York Times author of This Is The Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism. A news veteran of Chicago, Lemon reported from Chicago in the days leading up to the 2008 presidential election, including an interview with then-Rep. Rahm Emanuel on the day he accepted the position of Chief of Staff for President-elect Barack Obama. He has served as moderator for CNN's political town halls, co-moderated first 2020 Democratic Presidential Debate and co-hosted Color of Covid special that addressed the pandemic's impact on communities of color. Lemon also served as the network's leading voice guiding viewers through the death of George Floyd and summer of nationwide protests and riots.