CNN's first broadcast: June 1, 1980, by CNN June 1, 2011 on YouTube. On June 1, 1980, CNN aired its first news broadcast anchored by the husband and wife team of David Walker and Lois Hart.
The first CNN broadcast June 1, 1980 was at 6 p.m. shown live in about a million and a half U.S. households. The top news story of the night was then-President Carter’s arrival in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was visiting civil rights leader-turned-adviser to Bill Clinton Vernon Jordan, who was “in serious but stable condition” following an assassination attempt on May 29. Jordon was at the Fort Wayne Marriott Hotel for his May 29, 1980 address to the Fort Wayne Urban League Equal Opportunity Dinner. Briefly discussed in A Brief History of CNN’s First Day on the Air, 35 Years Ago by Jennifer M. Wood published June 1, 2015 on MentalFloss.com. See our May 29, 1980 Vernon Jordan Timeline.
CNN First Hour: June 1, 1980 - two minutes of blank space at the beginning - Fort Wayne is mentioned at the 8 minute mark.
The Cable News Network was launched at 5:00 p.m. EST on Sunday June 1, 1980. After an introduction by Ted Turner, the husband and wife team of David Walker and Lois Hart anchored the first newscast.
CNN First Hour: June 1, 1980 by Brandon Millman on YouTube says: The Cable News Network was launched at 5:00 p.m. EST on Sunday June 1, 1980. After an introduction by Ted Turner, the husband and wife team of David Walker and Lois Hart anchored the first newscast. This is the complete hour, including all commercials.
(Incidentally, CNN had paid for a satellite link until 6:30 p.m. Mr. Carter departed the hospital at 6:22 p.m. Had he left Vernon Jordan's room eight minutes later, CNN would have lost its satellite link and the story.) from page 33 in the book The Art of Business Warfare: Outmaneuvering Your Competition with Military ... by David Leppanen.
June 1, 1980, President Jimmy Carter came to FTW to see Vernon Jordan at the Parkview Hospital. At the conclusion of his visit, he would shake hands with the uniform police and thank them for their protective services.
There were a group of us that weren’t in uniform and we were told to stand aside as some of the group were scruffy looking and it wouldn’t look cool. Guess what, he came over and shook our hands, too. He shook my hand as I said “hello Mr President.” I had my trusty Cannon AE-1 to record the event.
RIP Jimmy Carter.
President Jimmy Carter was not only a great president, humanitarian, but also a compassionated leader. When Vernron...
President Jimmy Carter was not only a great president, humanitarian, but also a compassionated leader. When Vernron Jordan, National Urban League Executive Director was shot in Fort Wayne after speaking at the Fort Wayne Urban League's Annual Fundraiser by Earl Franklin, a White Supremacist, Presient Carter flew to Fort Wayne to see about a fellow Georgian inspite of Vernon's speech criticizing Carter's commitment to the Black community. Thank God for Dr. Towels and his team that saved Vernon's life. The power of community love and prayer.
Looking back at the time(s) President Jimmy Carter was in the Summit City. VIDEO: https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/12/30/remembering-time-president-jimmy-carter-visited-fort-wayne/
