- ID: 1730
- DATE: 2006-06-01
- TYPE: SPOTLIGHT
- TITLE: CNN
- DESCRIPTION: "This is CNN." Ted Turner's Cable News Network, began 24-hour live news broadcasts on this date in 1980. The network gained global attention in 1991 for its around-the-clock coverage of the first Persian Gulf War. In 1996, Turner sold his cable network to Time Warner for an estimated $6.5 billion. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA., CNN now has bureaus in nearly 50 cities worldwide and can be found on TV, the radio and the Web.
