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It Was 40 Years Ago Today … Ted Turner Launched 24-hour News

It Was 40 Years Ago Today … Ted Turner Launched 24-hour News

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And there I was in Atlanta, on the front lawn at Tara on Techwood, watching as one of the world's greatest ever yachtsmen told us to listen to a military band play Nearer My God To Thee, and then watch him (AKA Ted Turner) turn on Cable News Network for the first time about 6 pm on a sunny June 1st warm late afternoon. A camera crew taped it all, then packed it away to use at the end of the world.

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