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CNN 25-Year Trivia |
| Message Name: |
FormerCNNer |
| Date Posted: |
05/19/2005 |
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Burt really saved CNN's ass and not that many people know it. You were right on the money about Gulf War I - I think CNN was at it's peak then. Anybody that has ever left CNN gets the same response: You worked for CNN? Wow, that must have been great. Why did you leave there? I gave up trying to tell people about the horrible management that drove many many good people out the door. Amos was better than Kavanau simply because he was not insane. Of course, you had to overlook the fact that he was a huge A-hole. People gave up saying hi to him in the hall when they passed, because he would ignore you. Unless you were on his level in management or above, you were not be be considered a person. The politics of getting ahead were too much for many people. In the end, I left as well. I loved the idea of CNN and I was proud I helped build it up. But I'm not sure I like what it has become today. |
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You're right about what people say about having worked at CNN. I left around 1988 and got two reactions then:
1. You worked for CNN? Wow, that must have been great.
2. You worked for CNN? Chicken Noodle News? We're looking for people who do broadcast journalism, not VJs!
Now, I get more of #1, having CNN on my resume. In the 80s and 90s, I got #2.
And yes, Amos was nuts. How about Ken Chamberlain? Haven't seen anything about him posted yet.
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