Morning Express with Robin Meade

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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 time300 minutes (five hours)
Original release
Network HLN (2005–2022)
SiriusXM 117 [1]
Release2005 (2005) 
December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05)
Related
Robin & Company

Morning Express with Robin Meade is an American morning news program that aired on the HLN television network in the United States from 2005 to December 5, 2022.

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About the show

Morning Express with Robin Meade aired weekdays on HLN from 6:00 am to 11:00 am ET. The show broadcast live from the CNN Center in Atlanta, with a focus on news headlines pertaining to crime, politics, weather, entertainment, health, sports, and the economy.

Morning Express featured 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. Meade 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]

On December 1, 2022, it was reported that Morning Express had been cancelled in the wake of cost-cutting measures following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Beginning December 6, HLN would simulcast CNN This Morning with its sister network. [4] [5]

Weekend Express

A weekend edition of the show titled Weekend Express first aired in 2014. This version, last anchored by Susan Hendricks, followed the similar fast-paced headline format of Morning Express and aired on weekends from 7:00 am to 12:00 pm ET on HLN. [6] Previously, Weekend Express has been anchored by Lynn Smith and Natasha Curry.

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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 billed itself as the "fastest morning news show on television". [7]

Notable personalities

Current

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Morning Express with Robin Meade billboard in New York City

Past

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