Ted TurnerTed TurnerEEntrepreneurntrepreneur

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

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

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

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

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

AwardsAwards 1991-TimeMagazines “Man ofthe Year”

1988- Golden ACEAward

1992-GovernorsAward

Emmy Award forlifetimeachievement