Centennial Park District in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

CNN

Cable News Network

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

1. CNN Marker

Inscription. Media mogul Ted Turner launched the Cable News Network — CNN — in Atlanta on June 1, 1980, as the world's first 24-hour all-news network. Turner had revolutionized cable television by beaming Superstation TBS around the globe by satellite and was convinced there was a market for an all-news network that could reach audiences through the expanding cable and satellite network. Headquartered in Atlanta, CNN opened news bureaus around the world. Through its subsidiary channels and the competitors it inspired, CNN extended its reach globally, revolutionizing the broadcast industry and the way people receive news and information.

Erected 2018 by Georgia Historical Society • Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (Marker Number 60-27.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 1, 1980.

Location. 33° 45.467′ N, 84° 23.628′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in the Centennial Park District. It is on Centennial Olympic

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Park Drive NW near Marietta Street NW, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 190 Marietta St NW, Atlanta GA 30303, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1998 Shining Light Award (within shouting distance of this marker); The Glenn Hotel (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to Centennial Olympic Park (about 500 feet away); 1996 Summer Olympics (about 500 feet away); Thrasherville (about 500 feet away); U.S. Courthouse, Atlanta, Georgia (approx. ¼ mile away); Building at 161 Spring Street (approx. ¼ mile away); Healey Building (approx.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

2. CNN Marker

¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

Also see . . . Defining moments from 40 years of CNN. Photographs show key moments of CNN's first four decades. (CNN) (Submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 21, 2021

3. CNN Logo

It is on the Centennial Olympic Park Drive side of the building. The main entrance is on Marietta Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 552 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.