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   What did Ted Turner do for a living?

   • Ted Turner, 2011. 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. (Read Ted Turner’s Britannica entry on the U.N. Foundation.)

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   Who is Ted Turner?

   • Ted Turner was born in Ohio, in 1938. He began working for his father's company, Turner Advertising and became president and CEO in 1963. He later renamed the company the Turner Broadcasting Company and founded the first 24-hour cable news network, CNN, which debuted in 1980. Time Warner purchased Turner Broadcasting for $7.5 billion in 1996.

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   What happened to Ted Turner?

   • Ted Turner’s business successes didn’t end when, in 1996, Turner Broadcasting merged with Time Warner. His influence at the world’s largest media company was pervasive; he played the role of crazy-uncle-in-the-basement whose large appetite for cost-cutting has to be appeased, and in the process he helped revive the company’s stock.

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   Why was Ted Turner renamed 'Ted Turner Drive'?

   • Turner was honored in Atlanta on July 21 for his contributions to the city and the world of news. A few blocks from CNN Center, Spring Street was renamed Ted Turner Drive. Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III was born November 19, 1938, in Cincinnati.

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2. www.biography.com › business-leaders › ted-turnerTed Turner - Spouse, Age & CNN - Biography

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Turner was married to actress Jane Fonda from 1991-2001. Early Life. Ted Turner was born Robert Edward Turner III in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 19, 1938.

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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 .

4. www.cnn.com › 2013/11/17 › usThe reinvention of Ted Turner | CNN

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   Nov 17, 2013 · He has worked for more than a decade to protect endangered species, grasslands and oceans, championed energy conservation, railed against global warming, fought to rid the world of nuclear...

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   Jun 19, 2024 · Ted Turner, American broadcasting entrepreneur, philanthropist, sportsman, and environmentalist who founded a media empire that included several television channels, notably CNN. He also owned various sports teams. Learn more about Turner’s life and career.

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   Jun 10, 2013 · View CNN’s Fast Facts on Ted Turner and learn more about the life of the philanthropist, environmentalist and founder of CNN and Turner Broadcasting System.

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   Apr 9, 2019 · In his prime as a media mogul, Ted Turner was the embodiment of disruption. From humble beginnings with a UHF-TV station in Atlanta, Turner built an empire that blazed trails in...

9. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2001/04/23Ted Turner, the Lost Tycoon | The New Yorker

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   Apr 15, 2001 · His life is documented by the framed magazine covers that crowd the walls of his Atlanta office: Turner in 1976, launching the first “Superstation,” by transforming a weak local television signal...