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
Morning Express with Robin Meade logo
Presented byRobin Meade
Bob Van Dillen
Jennifer Westhoven
Melissa Knowles
Coy Wire
Andy Scholes
Country of originUnited States
Production
Production locationsAtlanta, Georgia
Running time240 minutes (four hours)
Release
Original networkHLN (2005-present)
SiriusXM 117[1]
Original release2005 (2005) 
present
Chronology
Related showsRobin & Company
External links
Website

About the show

Morning Express with Robin Meade airs weekdays on HLN from 6:00 am – 10:00 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, 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 Eastern Time Zone on HLN.[4] Previously, Weekend Express was anchored by Lynn Smith, who moved to HLN's other weekday news program On The Story in early 2019.[5]

The show's former logo

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".[6]

Notable personalities

Current

Morning Express with Robin Meade billboard in New York City
  • 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)
  • Lynn SmithOn The Story anchor (2014–present)
  • Susan HendricksWeekend Express anchor (2005–present)
  • Allison Chinchar – Weekend Express meteorologist (2015–present)

Past

References

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