BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – CNN anchor Don Lemon has been pressed about whether or not his network is a “boys club,” as recently suggested by outgoing colleague Brooke Baldwin.
Last week, Baldwin aired grievances about her employer appearing to favor selecting men over women in positions of authority.
“The most influential anchors on our network, the highest-paid, are men. My bosses, my executives, are men. The person who oversees CNN Dayside is a man, and my executive producer for 10 years is a man. So I’ve been surrounded by a lot of men,” Baldwin told the Ms. Magazine podcast.
Lemon was asked about Baldwin’s comments during an interview on the New York Times’ “Sway” podcast.
“Do you see that as an issue?” journalist Kara Swisher asked.
“Well, a couple of things,” Lemon responded. “I don’t know everybody else’s salary. So I can’t say that it’s a — and it’s a boys’ club. The other thing is, if what Baldwin said is true about not having any influential anchors that are women, by me being gay, shows that CNN is gradually trying to change that.”