Tim Malone, journalist and husband of former CNN anchor Don Lemon, is in the news following Don’s recent arrest while covering anti-ICE protests in Minnesota.
Under these circumstances, interest is gathering in Malone, who until now has received little public attention.
Here are five things to know about him and their relationship timeline.
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How Tim Malone and Don Lemon met
Lemon and Malone met in 2015 at Almond Restaurant in Bridgehampton, New York, and began dating the following year. The relationship became public in 2017. Lemon later addressed their early days on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live, saying they found “love that goes both ways,” People reported.
Malone’s biography and early career
Malone was born on April 6, 1984 in Water Mill, New York. He attended Southampton High School and then graduated from Boston University in 2006 with degrees in history and journalism, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He began his career at NBCUniversal through the Page Program and worked as a production assistant on Today. Malone went on to work in sales across NBC networks, including USA and Syfy, before transitioning into marketing at Billboard and then as an executive at Jukin Media.
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moving to real estate
After more than a decade working in media and advertising, Malone made a career change in 2018 and joined the Corcoran Group as a real estate agent. He then worked at Douglas Elliman and is now a broker at Compass, where he leads the Malone team. Mr. Malone focuses on luxury properties in New York City and the Hamptons, and has helped sell several big-ticket properties, including Mr. Lemon’s former Harlem condominium, People reported.
engagement and marriage
Malone proposed to Lemon in April 2019. The two married on April 6, 2024, in a ceremony attended by approximately 140 guests at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City. The wedding was officiated by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, then the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
Ahead of the wedding, Malone told People that the couple chose a public ceremony to make a statement. Lemon later said that the event followed traditional elements such as “something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue.”