 In 2006, he earned three Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards–one for a business feature about Craigslist real estate listings, "Life on Craigslist," and two for reporting on the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa, "Journey to Africa"–while reporting for WMAQ-TV in Chicago.Lemon was voted as one of the 150 most influential African Americans by "Ebony" magazine in 2009.In 2014, "Advocate" listed Lemon as one of the publication's 50 Most Influential LGBTQ People in Media.