Not holding my breath.... I remember in the late 80's my dad saying he preferred CNN because it was based in a Southern state of georgia, and was more conservative than the yankee/NYC based other news stations....

Many thought that but, if I remember correctly, CNN was started by Ted Turner who was married to the infamous Jane Fonda. No Conservative in his right mind would be married to that.
I do agree that CNN presented themselves the way your dad remembered them but, I would not agree that they presented a Conservative view. Everything can and has been slanted for a very long time.
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