Happy 44th Birthday CNN!

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CNN is celebrating 44 years on the air today!

The Cable News Network, founded by Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld, launched at 5 p.m. on June 1, 1980.

After an introduction by Ted Turner, the husband-and-wife team of David Walker and Lois Hart hosted the channel’s first broadcast.

Posted on Saturday 1 June 2024
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