Stephanie Elam is sharing insight into her friendship with the late Ananda Lewis. The former MTV VJ and talk show host died at age 52 following a lengthy battle with breast cancer.

Sara Sidner and Stephanie Elam both held back tears as they paid tribute to their late colleague and friend. Wesley Stenzel Fri, June 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM PDT 4 min read ...

CNN’s Stephanie Elam is remembering her last visit with her “ride or die,” Ananda Lewis, the iconic BET and MTV host who died at 52 from breast cancer.

CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam joined her friend and fellow CNN correspondent Sara Sidner on air on Thursday (June 12) to discuss their late friend Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ who died on ...

Stephanie Elam/Instagram Ananda Lewis and Stephanie Lews pose together on Instagram. “One thing I want everyone to know is that she was at peace with this decision,” Elam said of Lewis.

Elam said she drove from an overnight shift, after covering the Los Angeles protests, to hold the hand of her "ride or die" Lewis. The next day, Elam said she planned to return to visit Lewis again.

Elam said she and Lewis met before their freshman year at Howard University, a premier historically Black university in Washington, D.C. Lewis was one of the first big video jockeys on MTV.

Ananda Lewis, a television icon from BET’s "Teen Summit" and MTV’s "TRL," dies at 52 after battling stage IV breast cancer. Fans and stars honor her legacy.

From her longtime best friend Stephanie Elam to AJ Calloway, Kelly Rowland, DL Hughley, and many more, people are taking to social media to reflect on what Lewis meant to them and the culture.

CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam joined her friend and fellow CNN correspondent Sara Sidner on air on Thursday (June 12) to discuss their late friend Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ who died on ...