Former CNN anchor and Emmy award winning journalist Don Lemon announced that he will launch a free 24/7 network, The Don Lemon Channel. This will be the first channel for Lemon’s media company, Lemon Media Network.
Lemon has been working as an independent journalist since leaving CNN. He launched The Don Lemon Show in 2024, and streams live every weekday at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Facebook and Twitch. The show has has won Webby Awards for Best Video Podcast Host, including the People’s Voice Award, and four NAACP Image Awards, including Outstanding News and Information.
The Don Lemon Channel will launch with Swerve TV, a distributor of free, ad-supported channels.
“We built this network on the idea that people want the truth delivered straight without a corporate boss deciding what makes air,” Don Lemon said in a press release Friday. “Almost 11 million followers later, they are still asking for more. So, we are giving them more. More hours, more voices, and now a channel on their televisions. That is what America is demanding. We go where the audience is.”
The channel will feature twice-daily live programs, daily news drops, archival shows, and partner programming from other independent voices including The Monique Pressley Show, Josh the Progressive, Michael Fanone, and Dr. Frita.
“After more than a decade anchoring prime time on CNN, Don has built his own independent network for his more than 10 million followers across multiple platforms,” said Steve Shannon, CEO of Swerve TV. “The Don Lemon Channel brings even more reach to his award-winning reporting and commentary, as well as to a cadre of other high-frequency, independent news voices.”
