Maurice "Reese" Schonfeld is an American television journalist who was co-founder of CNN and the Food Network. Schonfeld grew up in Newark, New Jersey, graduated from Dartmouth College and received an M.A. and a law degree from Columbia University. He began his career with United Press Movietone News in 1956. Later he became Vice President of United Press International Television News.

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  • Maurice "Reese" Schonfeld is an American television journalist who was co-founder of CNN and the Food Network. Schonfeld grew up in Newark, New Jersey, graduated from Dartmouth College and received an M.A. and a law degree from Columbia University. He began his career with United Press Movietone News in 1956. Later he became Vice President of United Press International Television News. In 1975, he founded the Independent Television News Association, a service that provided independent television stations with pooled news coverage delivered via satellite. In 1979 he became one of the founders of the Cable News Network (CNN), serving as its first president and chief executive until Ted Turner took over CNN's leadership in 1982. While at CNN, Schonfeld is credited with originating the 24-hour news concept. After leaving CNN, Schonfeld joined Cablevision Systems in New York, where he developed and oversaw the first 24-hour all-news service on a local TV station, "News Twelve" on Long Island. Schonfeld also produced "People Magazine on TV" for CBS and helped to develop "News Channel 8" for Allbritton Communications Company. Schonfeld then worked with Time Warner in planning the International Business Channel. In 1993 he designed and implemented the Medical News Network, an interactive TV news service, for Whittle Communications. He also served on the board of Robert Halmi International prior to its sale to Hallmark In 1992, Schonfeld began developing Food Network (originally called the TV Food Network), which launched on November 23, 1993. He served as president of the network, which was sold to Belo Broadcasting in 1996 and was later resold to the E.W. Scripps Company. In 1999 Schonfeld sold his interest in the Food Network to Scripps but continued to consult to both the Food Network and Belo Broadcasting. Currently, Schonfeld is a consultant on media projects, writes a blog for The Huffington Post, writes about the television business for print media, and appears on cable network television programs as a media expert. His 2001 book Me and Ted Against the World, is an account of the development and early history of CNN.
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  • Maurice "Reese" Schonfeld is an American television journalist who was co-founder of CNN and the Food Network. Schonfeld grew up in Newark, New Jersey, graduated from Dartmouth College and received an M.A. and a law degree from Columbia University. He began his career with United Press Movietone News in 1956. Later he became Vice President of United Press International Television News.
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