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Why Ted Turner Launched CNN

Season 2 Episode 203
Aired on 01/29/2012 | CC
If Alexander the Great could conquer the known world, Ted Turner didn't see any reason why he couldn't launch the first 24-hour cable news network. Watch as this media tycoon discusses how he got the idea for CNN and what went into the network's June 1, 1980, launch.