(CNN Business) Don Farmer, one of CNN's original anchors and a mainstay of both national and local TV news, died Wednesday. Farmer and his wife of 49 years Chris Curle, who shared the news of his death, were key building blocks in the 1980 creation of CNN. The husband and wife team anchored a two-hour program at noon Eastern, "Take Two," that mixed news, talk and lifestyle segments. In the 1990 book "CNN: The Inside Story," author Hank Whittemore said the program "was a CNN centerpiece from the beginning," led by an "attractive, articulate couple." After seven years at the Atlanta-based CNN, Farmer joined WSB, the city's ABC affiliate.

Source: CNN April 01, 2021 23:26 UTC