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 I enjoyed the presentation about CNN founder Ted Turner. He is the father of the 24-hour news cycle, as CNN was the first 24-hour news station, with many others following in its footsteps.

Turner started in his family’s billboard advertising business in Atlanta, “Turner Advertising,” working his way up the ranks to manager. After his father passed, he took over the company and renamed it “Turner Broadcasting.” He later sold the company to Time Warner for $7.3 billion and purchased two stations, one in Atlanta and one in Charlotte, NC.

In 1988, he launched Turner Network Television (TNT), intending to air classic films and television shows to which Turner Broadcasting had access.  In 1995, the network acquired Cartoon Network, and they began producing and airing more cartoon shows.

While I grew up on a cartoon network, I knew nothing about its origins. Ted Turner and his companies have had significant effects on television broadcasting, and without him, the landscape of television would not be what it is now.