Burt Reinhardt was a key CNN executive during the network 's crucial early years . He was a World War II combat photographer . Reinhardt worked for several organizations before CNN . -- it 's the only reason CNN exists today . '' One of his assignments, in 1943, involved documenting Nazi atrocities against Jews and others.
Burt Reinhardt was a key CNN executive during the network 's crucial early years . He was a World War II combat photographer . Reinhardt worked for several organizations before CNN . One of his assignments, in 1943, involved documenting Nazi atrocities against Jews and others.