Jim Walton (born 1958) is the former president of

CNN Worldwide Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (alternatively known as Turner Entertainment Networks from 2019 until 2022) was an American television and media conglomerate. Founded by Ted Turner and based in Atlanta, Georgia, it merged with Time Warner (lat ...

. He joined CNN in 1981, one year after the network was founded. He graduated from the

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the University System of ...

in 1981. He started his career at CNN as a VJ, an entry-level position. He has two sons, Jake and Max. He took over as the president of CNN Worldwide in 2003. On July 27, 2012, Walton announced he was quitting at CNN after working there for over 30 years. He remained with the network until the end of the year after which he was replaced by

Jeff Zucker Jeffrey Adam Zucker (born April 9, 1965) is an American former media executive. Between January 2013 and February 2022, Zucker was the president of CNN Worldwide. Zucker oversaw CNN, CNN International, HLN, and CNN Digital. He was previously ...

, former

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president.

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