producer and my executive producer, phillip, the people that write things that come out of my mouth, the things that make sense. susan is great and other senior producer alyssa welldon. i just have really wonderful people who know me. it s like a mind meld. but i was presented with an opportunity that i can t pass up at this network, and we have a new boss, who is a morning show e exmpreario. and he wants a show to kick off things every day. and saying he moved me he asked me and i said yes. i could have said no. this is my show. i have a contract for this show. i decided i would take him up on that. this is not someone saying you must move to the right don lemon and give so much of your perspective. that is not real. this is fodder for twitter. this is an opportunity. this is a promotion. this is an opportunity for me to create something around me and i get to work with two great ladies who you know, poppy harlow, who i have known for decades. i knew her children and husba
morning show here. that is the only time i have ever that hasn t been that much, so it s going to take some getting used to. i tell you, i know two things. nobody puts baby in the corner and nobody dictates anything to don lemon. thank you. i wait up and stay up every night for don lemon, i m happy to get up in the morning. i can t wait. thank you. when i started doing this, it was eight and a half years ago and they were doing pilot what are we going to do with prime time? and our old boss said go do it. and it was the only he said the only pilot that matters is the one on the air. so you go at it. and then it became cnn tonight and then cnn tonight with don lemon and then don lemon tonight. i m happy it is a successful show. it has been 8 and a half years. i want to try something else.