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David Bohrman, TV News Innovator Who Created CNN’s Election Night ‘Magic Wall,’ Dies at 69

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https://t.co/NFEejQDyvcBohrman was the creator of the “Magic Wall,” now a staple of CNN’s election night coverage. He was also behind the creation of shows like “State of the Union” and “The Situation Room,” and produced many of the network’s presidential debates.Before CNN, Bohrman was part of the original “Nightline” staff at ABC News, where he created “World News Now”; he also worked at NBC News in the 1990s, and served as president of Al Gore’s Current TV.TV news institution David Bohrman died today.

He was a leader at CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, and Current TV – producing election nights, overseeing debates, pioneering new tech for news coverage, and mentoring generations of journalists.

CNN's memo about his passing: pic.twitter.com/21SyKOB17EBorn in Los Angeles to a TV writer and newsman, Bohrman started his career at KNX and went on to win Emmy and Peabody awards.

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