Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
According to "The Washington Post", Reinhardt supported live coverage of the rescue of Jessica McClure, known as Baby Jessica, who was trapped in a well in Midland, Texas, for fifty-eight hours in 1987. Reinhardt also spearheaded live coverage of all space shuttle launches during the 1980s. The move allowed CNN to unexpectedly broadcast the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster live on television in January 1986.