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Reese Schonfeld
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<p>Maurice Wolfe "Reese" Schonfeld (November 5, 1931 – July 28, 2020) was an American television <a href="/facts/Journalist/LADe3dzs">journalist</a> and executive. Trained as a lawyer, he co-founded <a href="/facts/CNN/kEYsUQqr">CNN</a> with <a href="/facts/Ted_Turner/AKYaWLto">Ted Turner</a> in 1980, and went on to establish <a href="/facts/Food_Network/VsRqHa2F">Food Network</a> in 1993. </p>