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We changed the world : memoirs of a CNN global satellite pioneer / Sidney Pike.

Author/creator Pike, Sid, 1927-
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSt. Paul, Minn. : Paragon, 2005.
Descriptionxxii, 489 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Contents Road to Atlanta -- The demise of a television station -- Only a fool would by a UHF station -- Thirty-nine employees and a decrepit television facility -- The miracle that won the Braves, Hawks, and Flames -- Tactics, tantrums, and triumphs -- Global television equals endless horizon -- SuperStation growing pains -- CNN is born -- CNN International's flame is lit -- American business guru visits Japan -- The "underdog" and other concepts -- A global satellite system - on the cheap -- Encountering opposition in a Chinese democracy -- Cultivating the Asian connection -- Climbing over the Great Wall -- The Battle of Guam -- Perseverance and patience pay off -- South America - The hard way -- Expanding in all directions -- African adventures, Chinese Checkers, and other games -- Success can become a target -- Mapping the first Magellan trip -- Africa open its doors -- Indian intransigence and other hurdles -- Ted twirls a lasso - only to be lassoed -- CNN replaces the "drum" in Africa -- PanAmSat and Rene Anselmo -- CNN's vital link, Africa and Turning to the Soviet Union -- Complications and Tian an Men Square -- Sheiks and satellites -- Gulf revisited and meeting a satellite visionary -- Gulf War puts CNN in spotlight -- The management shuffle and other dance steps -- Joint ventures and adventures in Russia and Eastern Europe -- Mixed signals and mixed opportunities -- Czechmate and other chess moves -- Russian Roulette -- Executive decisions and other crimes -- Project, meltdown.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005014673
ISBN1557788553 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781557788559 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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