Tom Mintier
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Tom Mintier is a correspondent for CNN
who has covered a number of historic events.(21 March 1992) CNN's man on the scene does it again, Atlanta Journal Constitution
In 1986, Mintier was the only TV broadcaster live on-air when the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
occurred.Sharbutt, Jay (30 January 1986). TV ROUTINE SHIFTED TO A TRAGEDY, Los Angeles Times ("Then, Cable News Network anchorman Tom Mintier, watching the television monitor in his Atlanta studio with growing horror ...") While still a correspondent for CNN, he was also located at the United States Central Command
near Doha
, Qatar
, at the start of the Iraq war. He appeared in the 2004 film Control Room
. In November 1989 he reported live from the "Brandenburger Tor" at the "Berliner Mauer" (The Wall).
He was hired by CNN in 1980.
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
who has covered a number of historic events.(21 March 1992) CNN's man on the scene does it again, Atlanta Journal Constitution
In 1986, Mintier was the only TV broadcaster live on-air when the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida at 11:38 am EST...
occurred.Sharbutt, Jay (30 January 1986). TV ROUTINE SHIFTED TO A TRAGEDY, Los Angeles Times ("Then, Cable News Network anchorman Tom Mintier, watching the television monitor in his Atlanta studio with growing horror ...") While still a correspondent for CNN, he was also located at the United States Central Command
United States Central Command
The United States Central Command is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense...
near Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, at the start of the Iraq war. He appeared in the 2004 film Control Room
Control Room
Control Room is a 2004 documentary film about Al Jazeera and its relations with the US Central Command , as well as the other news organizations that covered the 2003 invasion of Iraq...
. In November 1989 he reported live from the "Brandenburger Tor" at the "Berliner Mauer" (The Wall).
He was hired by CNN in 1980.