On June 1, 1980, the Cable News
Network officially started broadcasting, making history as the first ever
24-hour news television channel. Ted Turner knew that there were other people
who, like him, couldn’t watch the news at the normal times it was shown on
television, mostly 6 pm, 7 pm, and 11 pm. So he took a risk in launching the
new channel with a budget of just $30 million. The channel was originally
mocked, called “Chicken Noodle News,” and even denied access to the White House
press room.
While the station got off to a
shaky start, CNN distinguished itself from competitors with coverage of the
Gulf War and the Challenger explosion and became one of the leading news
channels. Founded on the principle of unbiased news, CNN hosts a series of
programs to share news reports produced around the world. Today, CNN is still
headquartered in Atlanta but broadcasts from New York, Washington, D.C., and
Los Angeles and airs globally through CNN International in over 200 countries
and territories.
Collection: Peabody Awards Collection Archives
Title: CNN Newsroom
Call Number: 89016 EDT
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