2. Fast Facts
Born November
19th,1938 in Cincinnati,
Ohio
Sent to boarding school
at age 6
Father (Ed Turner)
committed suicide in
March of 1963
Went to Brown
University in Rhode
Island but, was kicked
out for being drunk in a
girls dorm
3. Media Mogul
» Changed the channel UHF into WTBS
(first national television network)
» In 1981 Turner created the first 24-
hour news network called, Cable
News Network (CNN)
» People thought that CNN was a joke
until is provided footage from the
Gulf War and live Jimmy Carter
press conferences
» In 1989 Turner Television Network
(TNT) aired with 61 million people
watching it in their homes
4. Ted’s Involvement in Sports
• Purchased the Atlanta Braves
baseball team and the
Atlanta Hawks basketball
team in 1976
• August 1990- Turner
launched the network
SportSouth which provided
sport coverage for almost
every type of sport
• Sold SportSouth to Fox Sports
• Founded the Goodwill Games
in 1986
5. Ted’s United Nation
Involvement
Serves as chairman of the
United Nations Foundation
board of directors
1997- Turner & Time
Warner donated 1 billion
dollars to the causes’
program
Money used for- UNICEF,
refugees, land mine
remediation,
peacekeeping and
diseases
6. Ted’s Renewable Energy
Project
» Teamed up with
Southern Co.
» Development of large-
scale solar photovoltaic
projects
» Being done in the
Southwest on Turners
land
» Turner is the biggest
individual land owner in
North America
7. Awards
1991-Time
Magazines “Man of
the Year”
1988- Golden ACE
Award
1992-Governors
Award
Emmy Award for
lifetime
achievement
