Events in Film & TV
- 1980-06-01 1st transmission of CNN, the Cable News Network
Film & TV History
1981-04-01 CNN airs a videotape that shows that Tamara Rand predicted that Reagan is in danger from someone named Jack Humley (a hoax)
- 1981-12-31 CNN Headline News cable TV channel debuts in US
- 1982-03-15 KGB-AM in San Diego CA changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP)
- 1985-02-14 Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut
Television Debut
1985-06-03 "Larry King Live" debuts on CNN, airing each weeknight through December, 2010
- 1990-01-14 11th ACE Cable Awards: CNN wins the Golden CableACE for the coverage of the events in Beijing, China
- 1992-01-12 13th ACE Cable Awards: CNN wins the Golden CableACE for the coverage of the Persian Gulf War
- 1993-10-13 Captured American Pilot Mike Durant is filmed in an interview in captivity by a CNN camera crew.
- 1995-08-03 CNN en Espanol premieres
- 1995-11-29 CNNfn, a financial network by Turner Enterprises is launched
- 1997-03-17 CNN begin Spanish broadcasts
- 2010-12-16 Final episode of TV talk show "Larry King Live" airs on CNN
Film & TV History
2015-08-07 US Presidential candidate Donald Trump says in a CNN interview that news anchor Megyn Kelly had “blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever”
- 2015-09-16 Second Republican presidential candidates debate, hosted by CNN, Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump face off at the Reagan Presidential Library
- 2015-10-13 First Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast by CNN and held in Las Vegas, Nevada
- 2016-02-11 Sixth Democratic presidential candidates debate, broadcast on CNN and PBS, and held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 2016-02-25 Tenth Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN, held in Houston, Texas
- 2016-03-06 Seventh Democratic presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN and held in Flint, Michigan
- 2016-03-10 Twelfth Republican presidential candidates debate hosted by CNN, held in Coral Gables, Florida
- 2017-05-31 Comedienne Kathy Griffin fired from CNN after photo of her holding bloody head resembling Donald Trump by Tyler Shields posted
- 2017-07-02 US President Donald Trump tweets edited wrestling video of himself attacking news network 'CNN'
Film & TV History
2018-05-24 Actor Morgan Freeman accused of sexual harassment by several women in CNN report
Film & TV History
2018-10-24 Pipe bombs sent to prominent US Democrats including the Obamas, Clintons, John Brennan and CNN, but safely defused
- 2018-11-08 CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House clearance revoked after continuing to question President Donald Trump while an intern tried to wrestle the microphone off him
Birthdays in Film & TV
- 1921-04-28 Rowland Evans, American news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak), born in Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
- 1929-04-03 Lee Leonard, American television personality (ESPN, CNN), born in NYC, New York (d. 2018)
- 1931-02-26 Robert Novak 'the Prince of Darkness', American political columnist and news show host (CNN-Evans & Novak), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2009)
Larry King (1933-2021)
1933-11-19 American radio and TV host ("Larry King Live", CNN), born in NYC, New York [1] [2]
- 1937-05-25 Mark Shields, American political journalist and commentator (PBS NewsHour, 1988-2020; CNN Capitol Gang, 1998-2005), born in Weymouth, Massachusetts (d. 2022)
Ted Turner (84 years old)
1938-11-19 American businessman who founded CNN, owner of the Atlanta Braves and winner of the America's Cup in 1977, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1940-05-22 Bernard Shaw, American television news journalist (CBS, ABC), and 1st anchor of CNN, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
- 1941-08-20 Robin Oakley, British journalist and political editor (BBC 1998-2000, CNN 2000-08)
- 1948-03-22 Wolf Blitzer, American television journalist (CNN), born in Augsburg, Germany
- 1949-03-12 Mary Alice Williams, American television news reporter and anchor (CNN; NBC; WNET; CBS; NJN), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1956-02-24 Paula Zahn, American journalist and news anchor (ABC, CBS This Morning, Fox, CNN, PBS), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1956-10-17 Fred Hickman, American sports broadcaster (CNN, TBS, YES Network, ESPN; NY Sports Emmy Award 2004), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2022)
- 1962-06-13 Hannah Storm, American sports journalist (CNN, NBC), born in Oak Park, Illinois
- 1965-03-30 Piers Morgan, English newspaper editor and TV personality (Daily Mirror, CNN), born in Newick, England
- 1966-06-21 Rudi Bakhtiar, American journalist (CNN), born in Fresno, California
- 1967-06-03 Anderson Cooper, American reporter and TV presenter (CNN), born in New York City
- 1968-06-21 Alisyn Camerota, American journalist (CNN Newsroom), born in Shrewsbury, New Jersey
- 1969-10-23 Sanjay Gupta, American neurosurgeon and medical reporter (CNN), born in Novi, Michigan
- 1970-08-09 Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist (CNN, since 2013; ABC, 2006-13), born in Queens, New York City
- 1971-04-17 Jim Acosta, American journalist (CNN White House correspondent), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1973-08-30 Lisa Ling, American journalist (CNN), born in Sacramento, California
- 1977-08-19 [Loutelious] T. J. Holmes, American TV anchor (CNN, Good Morning America), born in West Memphis, Arkansas
- 1978-11-07 Coy Wire, American NFL football player (Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons), and TV sports broadcaster (CNN), born in Lemoyne, Pennsylvania
- 1982-05-13 Ana Cabrera, American journalist and TV news anchor (CNN), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1983-11-29 Pamela Brown, American television reporter and newscaster (CNN, ABC WJLA-TV), born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1988-11-25 Abby Phillip, American political commentator (CNN), born in Virginia
- 1993-11-27 Omar Jimenez, American journalist (CNN), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Weddings in Film & TV
Jane Fonda & Ted Turner
1991-12-21 Actress Jane Fonda (55) weds CNN founder Ted Turner at the groom's home in north Florida
- 2012-12-21 CNN anchor Erin Burnett (36) weds finance executive David Rubulotta (42) in New York City Hall
Divorces in Film & TV
Jane Fonda & Ted Turner
2001-05-22 Actress and former fitness guru Jane Fonda (63) divorces CNN founder Ted Turner (62) due to irretrievably broken marriage 10 years after getting married
Deaths in Film & TV
- 1991-05-26 Tom Cassidy, anchor (CNN), dies of AIDs at 41
- 2001-03-23 Rowland Evans, American news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak), dies at 79
- 2018-12-16 Lee Leonard, American television personality (ESPN, CNN), dies at 89
Larry King (1933-2021)
2021-01-23 American radio and TV host ("Larry King Live", CNN), dies of sepsis and renal failure at 87 [1] [2]
- 2022-06-18 Mark Shields, American political journalist and commentator (PBS NewsHour, 1988-2020; CNN Capitol Gang, 1998-2005), dies of kidney failure at 85
- 2022-09-07 Bernard Shaw, American television news journalist (CBS, ABC), and 1st anchor of CNN, dies of pneumonia at 82 [1]
- 2022-11-09 Fred Hickman, American sports broadcaster (CNN, TBS, YES Network, ESPN; NY Sports Emmy Award 2004), dies of liver cancer at 66