In 1970, Ted Turner purchased an independent, ultra-high frequency television station in Atlanta, Georgia. Leveraging communication satellites to expand the reach of this local station, he created the first ever Superstation. By the end of the decade, WTCG-Atlanta boasted an unprecedented 4.8 million subscribers across the country, and Turner had revolutionized cable television. In 1980, he bet on the future again with the launch of the first 24-hour news channel, the Cable News Network (CNN). In the decades that followed, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. built a portfolio of unrivaled cable television news and entertainment brands and businesses, including CNN Headline News, CNN International, TNT, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies. At the helm of his businesses until a 1996 merger with Time Warner, Inc., Turner forever changed the modern media landscape.

In this tour stop, join student docent Celia Clark as she explores the history and legacy of CNN, and highlights items currently on display in the Brown Media Archives Gallery at the Special Collections Building.