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Ted TurnerTed TurnerEEntrepreneurntrepreneur
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Fast Facts Born November
19th,1938 in Cincinnati,Ohio
Sent to boarding schoolat age 6
Father (Ed Turner)committed suicide inMarch of 1963
Went to BrownUniversity in RhodeIsland but, was kickedout for being drunk in agirls dorm
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Media Mogul» Changed the channel UHF into WTBS
(first national television network)
» In 1981 Turner created the first 24-hour news network called, CableNews Network (CNN)
» People thought that CNN was a jokeuntil is provided footage from theGulf War and live Jimmy Carterpress conferences
» In 1989 Turner Television Network(TNT) aired with 61 million peoplewatching it in their homes
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Ted’s Involvement in Sports
• Purchased the Atlanta Bravesbaseball team and theAtlanta Hawks basketballteam in 1976
• August 1990- Turnerlaunched the networkSportSouth which providedsport coverage for almostevery type of sport
• Sold SportSouth to Fox Sports
• Founded the Goodwill Gamesin 1986
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Ted’s United NationInvolvement
Serves as chairman Serves as chairman of theof theUnited Nations FoundationUnited Nations Foundationboard of directorsboard of directors
1997- Turner & Time1997- Turner & TimeWarner donated 1 billionWarner donated 1 billiondollars to the causesdollars to the causes’’programprogram
Money used for- UNICEF,Money used for- UNICEF,refugees, land minerefugees, land mineremediation,remediation,peacekeeping andpeacekeeping anddiseasesdiseases
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Ted’s Renewable EnergyProject
» Teamed up withSouthern Co.
» Development of large-scale solar photovoltaicprojects
» Being done in theSouthwest on Turnersland
» Turner is the biggestindividual land owner inNorth America
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AwardsAwards 1991-TimeMagazines “Man ofthe Year”
1988- Golden ACEAward
1992-GovernorsAward
Emmy Award forlifetimeachievement