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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ted_TurnerTed Turner - Wikipedia

    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 .

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    He's made several war epics on the Civil War. Ted Turner is known for saving MGM's film library, though that forced him to sell his company. At one point, Turner gave a billion dollars to the United Nations.

    Ted Turner was once married to Jane Fonda. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and in Savannah, Georgia. Turner is the third largest private landowner in the United States a total of 1.75 million acres. Turner has bipolar disorder. Turner's biggest ranch is Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico. At 920 square miles (2,400 km2), it is the largest privately...

    "Ted Turner Biography (1938-)". Film Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
    "TED TURNER'S UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION DELIVERS $1 BILLION TO UN CAUSES | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases". www.un.org. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
    "As Ted Turner's $1-Billion Pledge Ends, U.N. Fund Seeks New Donors". www.philanthropy.com. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
    "15 million acres and counting: These tycoons, families are the largest landowners in the US". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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    Turner on Oprah Master Class, aired January 29, 2012 Archived September 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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  2. www.wikiwand.com › en › Ted_TurnerTed Turner - Wikiwand

    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.

  3. Apr 11, 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.

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  5. 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 communications....

  6. 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.

  7. Apr 3, 2019 · CNN — It’s been 25 years since Ted Turner founded Turner Classic Movies (TCM), something the media titan considers one of his greatest accomplishments.

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