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100 1 a| Pike, Sid,d| 1927-=| ^A1277272;

245 10 a| We changed the world :b| memoirs of a CNN global satellite pioneer /c| Sidney Pike.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

260 a| St. Paul, Minn. :b| Paragon,c| 2005.;

300 a| xxii, 489 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

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

Author/creator	Pike, Sid, 1927-
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	St. Paul, Minn. : Paragon, 2005.
Description	xxii, 489 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Pike, Sid, 1927- Cable News Network. Television producers and directors--United States. --Biography.

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 note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2005014673
ISBN	1557788553 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781557788559 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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