Don Lemon said he was 'honored' to move from move primetime to a morning show at CNN amid restructuring at the cable news network.
Don Lemon said he was"honored" to move from move primetime to a morning show at CNN amid restructuring at the cable news network.
At the beginning of his show Don Lemon Tonight on Thursday, Lemon insisted he was not pushed into the new morning show by new CNN CEO Chris Licht."I was presented with an opportunity that I can’t pass up at this network, and we have a new boss, who is a morning show impresario. And he wants a morning show that will kick off the editorial direction of the network every single day.
"This is my show," he added."I have a contract for this show. I decided that I would take him up on that and take this journey with him so this is not someone moving me by the way. This is not someone saying you must move to the right, Don Lemon, and give so much of your perspective. That is not real. This is fodder for Twitter. This is an opportunity. This is a promotion."
CNN announced Thursday that Lemon, CNN Newsroom anchor Poppy Harlow, and CNN White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins will form a"reimagined morning news program" set to debut later this year. “There is no stronger combination of talent than Don, Poppy and Kaitlan to deliver on our promise of a game-changing morning news program,” Licht said in a press release. “They are each uniquely intelligent, reliable and compelling; together they have a rare and palpable chemistry. Combined with CNN’s resources and global newsgathering capabilities, we will offer a smart, bold and refreshing way to start the day.
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