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Lemon says what he would most like to run is a news organization, believing he could fix most of its problems quickly.

“A news organization. Because I was there, I'd been in the game for so long, and I'm not interested in being the anchor out front”

Pod Save America: When Life Gives You Don Lemon (Mar 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:12

Lemon argues that repositioning a news network ideologically is not journalism and predicts CNN will need a miracle if it follows CBS's path.

“So I believe if CNN goes down the same road that CBS does, then they're going to need a miracle to get out of it”

Pod Save America: When Life Gives You Don Lemon (Mar 29, 2026) · Listen from 54:12

Lemon argues networks should not turn credible anchors into podcasters and should hire actual podcasters if they want that format.

“And they shouldn't be trying to be me. If they want podcasters, Alex, hire some podcasters”

Pod Save America: When Life Gives You Don Lemon (Mar 29, 2026) · Listen from 49:47

Urquhart notes CNN had existed for only seven years and lacked a foothold in the television market at the time of the rescue.

“Yeah, it had only been in operation for seven years at that point”

Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 35:33

Jesse Kelly argues legacy anchors lost their audience because viewers now have unlimited alternatives and only authenticity works.

“Yr unig beth y gallwch chi ei wneud nawr yw eich bod chi”

The Megyn Kelly Show: CNN Identity Crisis, and How Boys Become Men, with Jesse Kelly, and New Nancy Guthrie Timeline Questions, with James Hamilton and Maureen O'Connell | Ep. 1283 (Mar 27, 2026) · Listen from 57:12