He has two sisters - Yma and Leisa - and his family have Creole and African-American roots. He was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1966 to a single working mother, Katherine Clarke. Since 2016, he's co-hosted CNN's New Year's Eve Special with Brooke Baldwin. Throughout his time at the network, he's been outspoken in his criticism of the Trump administration and of racial issues in America. His big break came in 2006 when he took a job at CNN. In 2003, he joined WMAQ-TV in Chicago, going on to win three Emmys for his local reporting. Later, he reported for NBC News in New York City, including as a correspondent for Today and NBC Nightly News, and an anchor for Weekend Today and MSNBC. He started out as a weekend news anchor at WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama before moving on to WCAU in Philadephia, Pennsylvania, and KTVI in St. Lemon spent his early career in local news.
Having held prominent positions at NBC and other local TV news stations, he is now one of the most well-known gay black men in broadcasting. Education: Brooklyn College and Louisiana State Universityĭon Lemon is an award-winning CNN news anchor and his net worth is estimated to be around $12 million.Occupation: Journalist, TV Anchor and Businessman.Ethnicity: African-American and some Cajun/French.Birth Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.