Don Lemon claims new CNN role is a ‘promotion’ despite losing primetime show

https://nypost.com/2022/09/16/don-lemon-says-new-cnn-gig-is-a-promotion-despite-losing-primetime-show/amp/

Don Lemon sounded off Thursday night, insisting that his new job co-hosting CNN’s morning show is a “promotion” — even as the network axed his primetime show.

CNN boss Chris Licht revealed the network’s programming overhaul on Thursday that will see the left-leaning primetime host yanked from his plum solo slot and moved to a newly created morning show that he will co-host with Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow.

Licht has been tasked with lifting the ratings at the third-place CNN, which includes remaking the cable news network’s primetime lineup, as well as reinventing its flailing morning show, “New Day.” Part of that reinvention includes moving away from punditry and toward centrist, fact-based reporting.