COMPANY

The world's first 24-hour cable news network, founded in 1979.

Official Website:
http://www.cnn.com/

Industry:
Media

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Walter Isaacson	Author	20-May-1952		Former Managing Editor for Time
Frank Sesno	Journalist	c. 1955		CNN Washington bureau chief
Ted Turner	Business	19-Nov-1938		Founder of Cable News Network
Mark Whitaker	Journalist	7-Sep-1957		CNN managing editor
Robert J. Wussler	Business	8-Sep-1936	5-Jun-2010	President of CBS Television, 1976-78

NOTABLE EMPLOYEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Dana Bash	Journalist	15-Jun-1971		CNN Congressional correspondent
Bobbie Battista	Journalist	c. 1952		CNN, Atamira Communications
Glenn Beck	TV Personality	10-Feb-1964		Conservative TV and talk radio host
Charles Bierbauer	Journalist	?		CNN Correspondent, 1981-2001
Wolf Blitzer	Journalist	22-Mar-1948		The Situation Room
Campbell Brown	Journalist	14-Jun-1968		CNN anchor
Wesley Clark	Military	23-Dec-1944		Supreme Allied Commander, 1997-2000
Anderson Cooper	Journalist	3-Jun-1967		Anderson Cooper 360
Lou Dobbs	TV Personality	24-Sep-1945		CNN anchor, Lou Dobbs Tonight
Delia Gallagher	Journalist	11-Mar-1970		CNN Faith and Values Correspondent
Jeff Greenfield	Pundit	10-Jun-1943		ABC, CNN talking head
Sanjay Gupta	TV Personality	23-Oct-1969		CNN's resident neurosurgeon
Bill Hemmer	TV Personality	14-Nov-1964		Co-Host, America's Newsroom
Ed Henry	TV Personality	c. 1973		Fox News
Maria Hinojosa	Journalist	1961		CNN, NPR journalist
Charlayne Hunter-Gault	TV Personality	27-Feb-1942		NPR, NewsHour reporter
Daryn Kagan	Journalist	26-Jan-1963		CNN Live Today
Larry King	Talk Show Host	19-Nov-1933		Larry King Live
Susan Lisovicz	TV Personality	c. 1956		CNN Financial Correspondent
Robin Meade	Journalist	21-Apr-1969		Robin & Company
Jeanne Meserve	Journalist	?		CNN anchor
Piers Morgan	Editor	30-Mar-1965		British tabloid editor, TV talent judge
Chuck Roberts	TV Personality	25-Oct-1950		CNN anchor
Bill Schneider	Pundit	8-Oct-1944		CNN senior political analyst
Bernard Shaw	Journalist	22-May-1940		Prime time CNN news anchor
Greta Van Susteren	Journalist	11-Jun-1955		Fox News journalist, plastic surgery victim
Alex Wellen	TV Personality	?		CNN Legal Analyst
Casey Wian	Journalist	c. 1961		CNN correspondent
Paula Zahn	Journalist	24-Feb-1956		CNN's Paula Zahn Now
John Zarrella	Journalist	c. 1954		CNN Miami bureau chief

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Christiane Amanpour	Journalist	12-Jan-1958		Host of ABC's This Week
Erin Burnett	TV Personality	3-May-1976		Squawk on the Street
Michael Clemente	Film/TV Producer	20-Feb-1956		Senior VP for News, Fox News Channel
Katie Couric	Talk Show Host	7-Jan-1957		CBS Evening News
Michael Kinsley	Pundit	9-Mar-1951		Founding editor of Slate
Howard Kurtz	Journalist	1-Aug-1953		Media critic
Michael Ninn	Film Director	1951		Sex, Latex, Shock
John D. Roberts	Journalist	15-Nov-1956		Fox News reporter/host
Eliot Spitzer	Government	10-Jun-1959		Governor of New York, 2007-08
Fareed Zakaria	Journalist	20-Jan-1965		Time columnist

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Martha Brant	Journalist	c. 1967		Newsweek reporter
Ron Brownstein	Columnist	6-Apr-1958		The Los Angeles Times
Torie Clarke	Government	Mar-1959		Pentagon Spokeswoman, 2001-03
Erick Erickson	Blogger	3-Jun-1975		RedState.com managing editor
James Earl Jones	Actor	17-Jan-1931		Voice of Darth Vader and CNN
Steve Kagen	Politician	12-Dec-1949		Congressman from Wisconsin, 2007-11
Juliette Kayyem	Government	16-Aug-1969		Counterterrorism wonk
Allan J. Lichtman	Historian	4-Apr-1947		The Keys to the White House
John E. McLaughlin	Government	15-Jun-1942		Deputy Director CIA, 2000-04
Keith Olbermann	Pundit	27-Jan-1959		Countdown
Byron York	Columnist	c. 1956		Former National Review columnist

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