Deborah Zara Kobylt talks with author Lisa Napoli about her latest book "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News." How did we get from an age of dignified nightly news broadcasts on three national networks to the age ...See moreDeborah Zara Kobylt talks with author Lisa Napoli about her latest book "Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News." How did we get from an age of dignified nightly news broadcasts on three national networks to the age of 24-hour channels and constantly breaking news? The answer-thanks to Ted Turner and an oddball cast of cable television visionaries, big league rejects, and nonunion newbies- can be found in the basement of an abandoned country club in Atlanta. Because it was there, in the summer of 1980, that this motley crew somehow, against all odds, launched CNN. Written by
Deborah Zara Kobylt
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