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- Turner turned the Atlanta Braves baseball team into a nationally popular franchise (including winning the 1995 World Series under his ownership), and launched the charitable Goodwill Games. He helped revive interest in professional wrestling by purchasing Jim Crockett Promotions which was then rebranded as World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
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Turner’s initiatives focus instead on caring for the Earth “and all living things,” treating others with dignity, looking out for the poor, having no more than two children, and avoiding the...
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 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...
Apr 2, 2014 · Business Career. In 1960, Turner's father made him the manager of Turner Advertising’s Macon, Georgia, branch. Turner quickly showed a natural talent for business by more than doubling the...
Jun 10, 2023 · But Ted Turner’s childhood was not all work. The family business prospered, and Ed rewarded his son with the gift of a sailing dinghy. At age nine, he began sailing and soon developed a passion for sailboat racing. By age 11, he was competing in the junior regatta of the Savannah Yacht Club.
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.
Nov 10, 2008 · Turner, who made billions of dollars on his cable ventures and then lost more than $7 billion after the disastrous merger of Time Warner and AOL, knows something about economic downturns. Turner took one accounting course in college, but said, "I do have the ability to see the future pretty well."
