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Ted Turner. Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, which later became TBS .
Apr 2, 2014 · Fearing bankruptcy and struggling to cope with bipolar disorder, Ed shot himself to death in March 1963. Turner dealt with his grief by throwing himself into his work. He took over the roles of...
Feb 25, 2020 · Billionaire and media mogul Ted Turner has announced that he has been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, the same undetected disease which led to the death by suicide of the beloved actor and comedian Robin Williams.
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Apr 15, 2001 · While Ted Turner concentrated on mastering the outdoor-advertising business, his father was trying to escape depression; he drank, smoked three packs of cigarettes a day, and took a huge ...
Nov 17, 2013 · Ted Turner is starting to contemplate his own mortality. And his legacy. Years ago he joked, “I know what I’m having ‘em put on my tombstone: ‘I have nothing more to say.’”
Jun 19, 2024 · Ted Turner (born November 19, 1938, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) is an American broadcasting entrepreneur, philanthropist, sportsman, and environmentalist who founded a media empire that included several television channels that he created, notably CNN.
Jun 10, 2023 · His father committed suicide in 1963, leaving Ted Turner, at 24, in charge of a growing but indebted enterprise. He soon stabilized the business. He returned to Georgia and his father’s business, and was soon married. The marriage did not last long, and Ted’s life was further darkened by the death of his sister, after a long and painful illness.
