First Name
Ted
Last Name
Turner
Date of Birth
19 November 1938
Height
71.5
Build
Slim
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Place of Birth
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Star Sign
Scorpio
Ethnicity
White
Claim to Fame
CNN Founder - 1st all news network
Gender
Male
Nationality
American
Wikipedia Text
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable news network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. As a philanthropist, he is known for his $1 billion gift to support UN causes, which created the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden support for the UN. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors.
Role ID
Producer, Actor/Actress, Other Crew
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Couple Profile
Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938 is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is best known as the founder of the cable television network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition to CNN, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. As a philanthropist, he is well known for his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations donated through his United Nations Foundation.
Turner`s media empire began with his father`s billboard business which he took over at the age of 24 after his father`s suicide.[3] The billboard business, Turner Outdoor Advertising, was worth approximately $1 million when Turner took it over in 1963. Purchase of an Atlanta UHF station in 1970 began the assemblage of the Turner Broadcasting System. His Cable News Network revolutionized news media, coming to the forefront covering the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Using his media empire for publicity, Turner turned the Atlanta Braves baseball team into a nationally popular franchise and launched the charitable Goodwill Games.
Turner`s penchant for making controversial statements has earned him the nickname "The Mouth of the South".[4] Turner was also in the news for his much publicized marriage to actress and political activist Jane Fonda, as well as their subsequent divorce.
In addition to his charitable donations, Turner has devoted his assets to a blend of environmentalism and capitalism, owning more land than any other American, and using much of that land for ranches as part of his plan to re-popularize bison meat (for his Ted`s Montana Grill chain), in the process amassing the largest herd in the world. He also created the environmental education/action animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers. On April 26, 2007 Ted Turner was inducted into the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame.
Couple Profile Source
www.answers.com/topic/ted-turner?cat=biz-fin
High School
McCallie School, TN
University
Brown University
Official Websites
www.tedturner.com
Full Name at Birth
Robert Edward Turner III
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Count - Awards
12
Role ID
Writer
Age
73
Occupation Text
Film/TV Producer
Religion
Atheist
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