For anyone who grew up on after-school MTV, Ananda Lewis was the VJ with the easy laugh and serious interviewing chops. She jumped from BET’s Teen Summit to hosting Total Request Live, Hot Zone, and, ...

CNN anchor Sara Sidner and CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam tearfully mourned the death of their close friend, former MTV VJ ...

Ananda Lewis’ Sister Reveals ‘Heartbreaking’ Final Moments (Exclusive) Ananda Lewis' older sister, Dr. Lakshmi Emory, chats ...

Sara Sidner and Stephanie Elam — honored the late MTV VJ during a special segment on CNN. Elam shared her longtime friend's ...

On Thursday's CNN News Central, co-anchor Sara Sidner and CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam shared an emotional on-air tribute to Ananda Lewis, who died on Wednesday at 52 following a years-long battle ...

Elam shared part of Lewis' final text message, reading it live on air: "You know my feelings on this. We all go. These bodies are on loan and must be returned. We come in love and choose to leave it ...

In October 2024, the trio sat down to discuss both Sidner’s breast cancer diagnosis and Lewis’ with the correspondent ...

Ananda Lewis’ sister, Lakshmi Emory, revealed the former MTV host fulfilled her final wish before she died on June 11 following her battle with breast cancer.

Former MTV and BET host Ananda Lewis’ final wish was to see her son graduate, and she made it. Read about her powerful breast ...

She rose to fame on “Hot Zone” and other shows before being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. She said last year that her ...

The entertainment world mourns the loss of one of its most authentic voices as Ananda Lewis, the trailblazing television ...