TV exec Robert J. Wussler dies
5:07 PM PDT 6/11/2010 by Mike Barnes,
AP
CNN co-founder had long career at CBS
Robert Wussler, a visionary TV news and sports executive who presided over the CBS network at age 40 and later co-founded CNN with Ted Turner, died June 5 at his home in Westport, Conn., after a long illness. He was 73.
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