Morning Express with Robin Meade
Encyclopedia
Morning Express with Robin Meade is a morning television news program
that airs on the HLN television network in the United States.
Anchored by Robin Meade, the program also features meteorologist Bob Van Dillen
, sports anchor Carlos Diaz, finance
analyst Jennifer Westhoven
and contributor Ryan Smith. The group of anchors appear friendly, at an upbeat pace, described by Stephen King
as "his morning people" in his Entertainment Weekly
column. The show is reportedly popular among young males 18-34 unlike most news programming which tend to have an older and more female viewership.
Between October 2008 and April 2009, the show was accompanied by the "Morning Express Challenge" Trivia game. The game ran from 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST 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.
Effective November 5, 2007, the program was renamed to Morning Express with Robin Meade. The renamed program bills itself as the "fastest morning news show on television".
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
that airs on the HLN television network in the United States.
About the show
Airing each weekday from 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST, Morning Express with Robin Meade provides news, weather, sports, entertainment, money, and travel reports every 30 minutes. The program featured "Viewer Quick Pick", which allowed viewers to choose which of three stories they would like to see during that newscast, "Salute To Troops", offering U.S. military men and women stationed anywhere in the world the opportunity to be recognized, in addition to other special segments. The show used to continue at 10:00 a.m. with a rotating cast of female anchors simply branded "Morning Express" but as of April 2011 continues as "Morning Express with Robin Meade" until 12:00 PM.Anchored by Robin Meade, the program also features meteorologist Bob Van Dillen
Bob Van Dillen
Robert S. Van Dillen , is an American meteorologist currently working on the Morning Express with Robin Meade show on CNN Headline News....
, sports anchor Carlos Diaz, finance
Finance
"Finance" is often defined simply as the management of money or “funds” management Modern finance, however, is a family of business activity that includes the origination, marketing, and management of cash and money surrogates through a variety of capital accounts, instruments, and markets created...
analyst Jennifer Westhoven
Jennifer Westhoven
Jennifer Westhoven is a correspondent for HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News. She covers the economy, business, personal finance and money topics. She has been with the CNN network since 2000, starting with CNNfn. Since 2006, she has been a part of the HLN Morning Show "Robin & Company",...
and contributor Ryan Smith. The group of anchors appear friendly, at an upbeat pace, described by Stephen King
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
as "his morning people" in his Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
column. The show is reportedly popular among young males 18-34 unlike most news programming which tend to have an older and more female viewership.
Between October 2008 and April 2009, the show was accompanied by the "Morning Express Challenge" Trivia game. The game ran from 8:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST 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.
Robin and Company era
From 1982 to 2005, HLN (then known as CNN Headline News) did not have a predominate 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 to Morning Express with Robin Meade. The renamed program bills itself as the "fastest morning news show on television".
Current
- Robin Meade (2005–present)
- Bob Van DillenBob Van DillenRobert S. Van Dillen , is an American meteorologist currently working on the Morning Express with Robin Meade show on CNN Headline News....
(2005–present) Weather (also Traffic & Air Travel (2007–present)) - Jennifer WesthovenJennifer WesthovenJennifer Westhoven is a correspondent for HLN, formerly known as CNN Headline News. She covers the economy, business, personal finance and money topics. She has been with the CNN network since 2000, starting with CNNfn. Since 2006, she has been a part of the HLN Morning Show "Robin & Company",...
(2006–present) Business & Finance - Carlos DiazCarlos DiazCarlos Diaz may refer to:*Carlos Diaz , pitcher in Major League Baseball*Carlos Díaz , member of the Senate of Puerto Rico*Carlos Díaz , Chilean-born Canadian film and television actor...
(2011–present) Sports - Ryan Smith
Past
- Kendis GibsonKendis GibsonKendis Gibson is currently a weekend anchor and reporter at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.-Education:Gibson received a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science from the State University of New York at Oswego.-Career:...
(2005–2006) Entertainment Anchor - Will SelvaWill SelvaVeteran sports anchor, Will Selva, joined ESPN in August 2007. During his time with the Sports Network he has anchored a number of the network's premiere shows including SportsCenter, SportsCenter America, NBA FastBreak, College Football Live, ESPN News and ESPN 2's First Take...
(2005–2007) Sports - Holly Firfer (2005-2005) Entertainment
- Shanon CookShanon CookShanon Cook is a contributing reporter for various CNN networks primarily covering entertainment.- Career :Cook mainly profiles musicians and artists for CNN.com and CNN.com Live, the network’s online broadband service. She hosts a segment called "Music & Conversation with Shanon Cook" which also...
(2005–2005) Entertainment - Adrianna CostaAdrianna CostaAdrianna Costa is an American television personality best known as an entertainment reporter and a reality show host.-Biography:...
(2005–2007) Entertainment - Rally Caparas (2005–2007) Traffic & Air Travel
- Richard LuiRichard LuiRichard Lui is a dayside news anchor for MSNBC. Lui can be seen weekday mornings from 10am-12pm on Jansing and Company on MSNBC. Prior to joining MSNBC, Lui was anchor for the 10am ET edition of Morning Express on CNN Headline News...
(2007–2010) Politics and News Correspondent - Rafer WeigelRafer WeigelRafer Weigel is the weekend sports anchor and reporter at WLS-TV in Chicago. He was sports anchor for CNN HLN’s Morning Express with Robin Meade and a former actor.-Background:...
(2008–2011) Sports