Home ━ The European Conservative [Unofficial]Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Media Pioneer, Dies at 87
Ancestry RoadsBeing near #Atlanta, it is hard not to think about #TedTurner & remember if not for him:
*The #Braves & Hawks would have left ATL
*No Trashers Hockey
*No TBS or TNT or TCM or Adult Swim
*No CNN (or quick Intl news especially during the Gulf War)
*Atlanta probably would not have had the Olympics or be a powerhouse city that became my homebase
*Coke probably relocates
*WCW Wrestling never becomes anything
*No Cartoon Network & memories w/my kid
*Donated 1 bil to the UN
*Conservationist - Saved the Buffalo
*A damn good restaurant: Montana Grill
Love him or hate him but he definitely had a huge impact on many lives. True entrepreneur. #RIP Ted
Michael Fenichel
Remembering the life and legacy of visionary CNN founder Ted Turner
Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. A risk-taking entrepreneur known for his outspoken style, Turner revolutionized how billions across the world consumed the news and created the first 24-hour news network. Judy Woodruff has this remembrance.
A two-fer:
Two big stories about people with great influence, the giant 'influencer' being #TedTurner, who grew from #advertising to #news, to using his wealth to promote #peace and for massive land preservation.
https://diaspora.glasswings.com/posts/3515622
Thin-sliced: Ted Turner changed the look of #news #media and devoted his life and fortune to #peace and land conservation.
A favorite quote, in response to Barbara Walters' asking for his secret:
"Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise".
Farewell to a giant in #media, #peace, #conservation, #news and #sp...
Farewell to a giant in #media, #peace, #conservation, #news and #sports too.... #TedTurner and his vision of a #CNN Remembering the life and legacy of visionary CNN founder Ted Turner (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/remembering-the-life-and-legacy-of-visionary-cnn-founder-ted-turner) Refreshing my memory, seeing some wonderful tributes and recollections - on both the current CNN, and also on PBS, where Judy Woodruff recalled being lured to TBS after years with McNeil-Lehrer. She recalls asking Turner how he might feel about a strong reporter who happened to be a woman.... and his response of hey, "I'm married to Jane Fonda!" Also noted: his winning of a yachting tournament, his fierce commitment to peace - donating $1BILLION to the U.N.! - and to preserving land (including the coincidentally now-threatened Bison in Montana). "He changed everything", said Woodruff. And the last word of the PBS segment went to Barbara Walters who asked him for the secret of his success: "Early t...
The Japan TimesTed Turner, the former owner of the Atlanta Braves who signed baseball's first free agent, has died at 87. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/07/world/ted-turner-cnn-dies-at-87/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #tedturner #atlantabraves #cnn
The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment [Unofficial]CNN founder Ted Turner's ex-wife Jane Fonda breaks silence with emotional tribute
Blaze TrendsTed Turner has died at 87. In 1977, the Atlanta Braves owner famously put on a uniform to manage a game himself during a 16-game losing streak. MLB intervened the next morning. #TedTurner #AtlantaBraves #MLB #Baseball #SportsHistory
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Italian News by RSSRepubblica.it: Dalla pubblicità alla tv via cavo fino alla pay per view: l’impero di Turner, pioniere dei media
Ted Turner è morto a 87 anni. Per trent’anni è stato un protagonista e innovatore del piccolo schermo: dagli eventi sportivi a pagamento, al lancio di Cnn, alla fusione con Warner
From television advertising to cable TV to pay-per-view: Turner’s empire, a pioneer of media.
Ted Turner died at the age of 87. For thirty years he was a leading figure and innovator of the small screen: from pay-per-view sports events to the launch of CNN and its merger with Warner.
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