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Lynn Smith ('HLN Weekend Express') has a baby

Lynn Smith, host of "Weekend Express" on HLN since May, 2014, just had

Credit: Rodney Ho

Credit: Rodney Ho

Lynn Smith, host of "Weekend Express" on HLN since May, 2014, just had
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Feb 8, 2016

By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, February 8, 2016

Lynn Smith, anchor for HLN's "Weekend Express" for the past 21 months, just had a baby boy Lochlan.

She sent this note out:

Happy Super Bowl Sunday from our future Linebacker.  Baby BOY Lochlan arrived last week.  Tall, dark and handsome like his Daddy.  And just like that...life is complete

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Smith,36, joined HLN out of Atlanta in 2013. Previously, she had been anchor of NBC-TV's "Early Today" and MSNBC's "First Look" since 2010. (Her bio is here.)

She had been Lynn Berry until she married her fiance Graham Smith last May and changed her name.

About the Author

Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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