Lynn Smith

Lynn Marie Smith currently serves as anchor/correspondent for HLN and was named host of the network's popular news and lifestyle program, Weekend Express in the fall of 2013. Was named host of On The Story in March 2019.[1]

Lynn Marie Smith
Born
Lynn Marie Berry
NationalityAmerican
Known forNews anchor for CNN
Spouse(s)Jonatahan Beitia
Children2

Before coming to HLN, Smith served as the anchor of NBC-TV’s Early Today and MSNBC’s First Look since 2010. During that time, she was also a fill-in newsreader on Weekend Today and covered overnight breaking news at MSNBC.

The year prior, Smith had been a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at WNBC’s local station “News 4 New York.” Earlier, at NBC-owned station WCAU, Philadelphia, she served as general assignment reporter since June 2007. In January 2008, her role was expanded and she was promoted to co-anchor of "NBC 10 Weekend Today" on Saturday and Sunday mornings.[2]

Prior to her work at WCAU, Smith worked behind the camera at NBC-TV’s Today as an associate producer and was later promoted to producer. In 2007, her role expanded to online correspondent for todayshow.com, with several of her pieces featured on Today. She was also a freelance general assignment reporter for NBC-owned station WVIT in Hartford, Connecticut.

Early life and career

Lynn Smith graduated from Miami University in Ohio where she majored in Mass Communications and wrote for the university newspaper. Following graduation, she interned with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles. In 2001, she joined the NBC Page Program in Los Angeles and then moved east where she joined the Today Show. Smith was recognized in 2007 with a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Media Award.

Personal life

In 2015, she married Graham Smith in Highlands, North Carolina.[3]

References
  1. "New roles for Lynn Smith, Mike Galanos, Susan Hendricks". cnncommentary.com. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Lynn Berry : General Assignment Reporter". NBC New York. 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  3. "Lynn Berry & Graham Smith April 25, 2015 In Highlands, North Carolina". Wedding Style Magazine. April 25, 2015.
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