New York (CNN Business) Maurice "Reese" Schonfeld, who helped launch the cable news era as the first president of CNN, has died. His widow Pat O'Gorman and daughter Juliette Reverand confirmed his death. "He loved CNN," O'Gorman said. Schonfeld, a brash newsman from Newark, New Jersey, teamed up with Ted Turner in 1979 to create CNN, which launched on June 1, 1980. "Reese laid the entire foundation for CNN," said Lisa Napoli, author of a recent book about the network's founding.

Source: CNN July 28, 2020 18:55 UTC