Morning Express with Robin Meade
Morning Express with Robin Meade is a morning news program that airs on the HLN television network in the United States.
| Morning Express with Robin Meade | |
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| Presented by | Robin Meade Bob Van Dillen Jennifer Westhoven Melissa Knowles Coy Wire Andy Scholes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Running time | 300 minutes (five hours) |
| Release | |
| Original network | HLN (2005-present) SiriusXM 117[1] |
| Original release | 2005 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Robin & Company |
About the show
Morning Express with Robin Meade airs weekdays on HLN from 6:00 am – 11:00 am ET. The show broadcasts live from the CNN Center in Atlanta bringing viewers all the top news headlines pertaining to crime, politics, weather, entertainment, health, sports, and the economy.
Morning Express features anchor Robin Meade, meteorologist Bob Van Dillen, money correspondent Jennifer Westhoven, entertainment correspondent Melissa Knowles, and sports anchor Coy Wire.[2] The group was once described by Stephen King as "his morning people" in his Entertainment Weekly column.
Between October 2008 and April 2009, the show was accompanied by the "Morning Express Challenge" trivia game. The game ran from 8 to 10 a.m. Eastern and offered trivia on current events, polls, predictions and a chat room. Robin and the other correspondents often took part in the chat room and mentioned game players on the air. Trivia game players were eligible to win prizes that included trips, T-shirts, bathrobes, and a variety of others.[3]
Weekend Express
A weekend edition of the show was created in 2014 entitled Weekend Express. This version, currently anchored by Susan Hendricks, follows the similar fast-paced headline format of Morning Express and airs on weekends from 7:00 am – 12:00 pm ET on HLN.[4] Previously, Weekend Express has been anchored by Lynn Smith and Natasha Curry.
Robin and Company era
From 1982 to 2005, HLN (then known as CNN Headline News) did not have a predominant morning program, but the network decided in 2005 to build a program around Robin Meade based on her growing ratings and popularity among viewers. The program was originally called Robin & Company.
Effective November 5, 2007, the program was renamed Morning Express with Robin Meade. The renamed program bills itself as the "fastest morning news show on television".[5]
Notable personalities
Current
- Robin Meade – main anchor (2005–present)
- Bob Van Dillen – meteorologist (2005–present)
- Jennifer Westhoven – business & finance correspondent (2006–present)
- Melissa Knowles – entertainment correspondent (2015–present)
- Andy Scholes – sports anchor (2013–present)
- Coy Wire – sports anchor (2015–present)
- Mike Galanos – anchor (2005–present)
- Christi Paul – anchor (2005–present)
- Shyann Malone – anchor (2018–present)
- Elizabeth Prann – anchor (2018–present)
- Susan Hendricks – Weekend Express anchor (2005–present)
- Allison Chinchar – Weekend Express meteorologist (2015–present)
Past
- Kendis Gibson – entertainment anchor (2005–2006)
- Will Selva – sports anchor (2005–2007)
- Shanon Cook – entertainment anchor (2005)
- Adrianna Costa – entertainment anchor (2005–2007)
- Richard Lui – politics and news correspondent (2007–2010)
- Rafer Weigel – sports anchor (2008–2011)
- Natasha Curry Weekend Express anchor (2010–2014)
- Hines Ward – sports anchor (2016–2019)
- Lynn Smith – anchor (2014–2021)[6]
References
- "HLN". SiriusXM.
- "Morning Express with Robin Meade". CNN.
- Nanogaming.com Archived 2009-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
- "Weekend Express with Susan Hendricks". CNN.
- "TVNewser". mediabistro.com. 2007-10-22. Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
- "Breaking News | Lynn Smith".