Don Lemon has signed a three-year hosting and advertising deal with Libsyn for his podcast and affiliated shows.
Per the agreement, Libsyn will host and monetize Lemon’s flagship audio and video podcast, The Don Lemon Show, as well as his companion shows, Lemon Live at 5, Hot Topics and Lemon Drop. With the deal in place, Lemon wants to soon bring more shows, hosted by other creators, into the network, with topics outside of politics, and broaden distribution to platforms such as MS NOW or on FAST channels.
The new deal should help bring in more adinfrastructureto the company, as his staff of four contends with a growing audience, Lemon said. The former CNN anchor brought The Don Lemon Show to YouTube and audio in 2024 as an independent creator, after Elon Musk canceled the planned debut of the show on X, shortly after he was interviewed for the podcast.
The YouTube channel now has 1.41 million subscribers and Lemon said the company is making money through the mix of subscriptions, sponsorship deals and advertising, with Lemon also taking on speaking engagements and penning a daily newsletter on Substack. Lemon also airs several of his shows live, and allows paid members to call in to some of his shows.
