But…the new home is actually the place where CNN founder Ted Turner started the network back in 1980.”Indeed, Turner in 1980 started at the Techwood campus in Midtown. The CNN signage became an iconic Atlanta image over the years. But CNN’s former owner AT&T sold the building in 2021, and CNN earlier this year began moving back in stages to the Midtown campus. Discovery has not said when the CNN signage will be removed from CNN Center. In June, hundreds of CNN alum took a massive photo in front of the CNN sign on the sidewalk.

Source: CNN October 29, 2023 12:14 UTC