''Morning Express with
Robin Meade
Robin Michelle Meade (born April 21, 1969) is a former American television news correspondent. She was the lead news anchor for HLN's morning show '' Morning Express with Robin Meade''. Meade was a former Miss Ohio and began her broadcasting car ...
'' is a morning
news program
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that aired on the
HLN television network in the United States from 2005 to December 5, 2022.
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
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in
Atlanta
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, with a focus on news headlines pertaining to crime, politics, weather, entertainment, health, sports, and the economy.
''Morning Express'' featured anchor
Robin Meade
Robin Michelle Meade (born April 21, 1969) is a former American television news correspondent. She was the lead news anchor for HLN's morning show '' Morning Express with Robin Meade''. Meade was a former Miss Ohio and began her broadcasting car ...
, meteorologist
Bob Van Dillen, money correspondent
Jennifer Westhoven, entertainment correspondent Melissa Knowles, and sports anchor
Coy Wire. The group was once described by
Stephen King
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as "his morning people" in his ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' 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.
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
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at 230 Park Avenue South in New York City. It was formed after the spin-off of WarnerMedia by AT&T, and its merger with Di ...
merger. Beginning December 6, HLN would simulcast ''
CNN This Morning
''CNN This Morning'' is an American morning show that airs on CNN, CNN International and HLN that premiered on November 1, 2022. Hosted by Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins on weekdays, the program succeeded '' New Day'' as CNN's m ...
'' with its sister network.
''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. Previously, ''Weekend Express'' has been anchored by
Lynn Smith and
Natasha Curry.
''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".
Notable personalities
Current

*
Robin Meade
Robin Michelle Meade (born April 21, 1969) is a former American television news correspondent. She was the lead news anchor for HLN's morning show '' Morning Express with Robin Meade''. Meade was a former Miss Ohio and began her broadcasting car ...
– main anchor (2005–2022)
*
Bob Van Dillen – meteorologist (2005–2022)
*
Jennifer Westhoven – business & finance correspondent and weekend fill-in anchor (2006–2022)
*Melissa Knowles – entertainment correspondent and weekend fill-in anchor (2015–2022)
*Andy Scholes – sports anchor (2013–2022)
*
Coy Wire – sports anchor (2015–2022)
*Shyann Malone – weekday anchor and weekend fill-in anchor (2018–2022)
*
Elizabeth Prann – weekday and weekend fill-in anchor (2018–2022)
*Kristina Fitzpatrick – correspondent (2015–2022)
*Natisha Lance – investigative correspondent and weekend fill-in anchor (2021–2022)
*
Susan Hendricks – ''Weekend Express'' anchor and fill-in weekday anchor (2005–2022)
*Allison Chinchar – ''Weekend Express'' meteorologist (2015–2022)
Past
*
Kendis Gibson
Kendis Gibson (born September 6, 1972, in Belize City), is a Belizean-born journalist and an anchor for WFOR-TV. He has won two Emmy Awards for "outstanding news reporting" and "sports feature". He has been an anchor and correspondent for CNN, ...
– entertainment anchor (2005–2006)
*Will Selva – sports anchor (2005–2007)
*
Shanon Cook – entertainment anchor (2005)
*
Adrianna Costa – entertainment anchor (2005–2007)
*
Richard Lui – politics and news correspondent (2007–2010)
*
Rafer Weigel
Rafer Weigel (born May 5, 1969) is an American broadcast journalist who most recently was an early morning weekday news anchor and general assignment reporter at WFLD-Channel 32 in Chicago. Formerly, he was the weekend sports anchor and report ...
– sports anchor (2008–2011)
*
Natasha Curry ''Weekend Express'' anchor (2010–2014)
*
Hines Ward
Hines Edward Ward Jr. (born March 8, 1976) is an American football coach and former wide receiver of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Georgia and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in th ...
– sports anchor (2016–2019)
*
Christi Paul – fill-in anchor (2005–2021)
*
Mike Galanos
Mike Galanos (born November 7, 1964) is an former American news anchor for HLN, currently appearing as part of the team on ''Morning Express with Robin Meade''.
Based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Galanos joined the network in May 2002 ...
– anchor (2005–2021)
*
Lynn Smith – anchor (2014–2021)
References
External links
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2010s American television news shows
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CNN Headline News original programming
English-language television shows
Television morning shows in the United States
Television shows filmed in Atlanta