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About
The Person Of The Week /
Ted
Turner
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Innovator and CEO - Originated
the "superstation" concept /
Founder
of
Turner
Broadcasting System (TBS)
/
Turner
Enterprises (TEI) / Turner
Enterprises / Owner of Atlanta
Braves
/
TBS
acquires the NBA's Atlanta Hawks
/
Cable
News Network (CNN) is launched,
the world's first, live,
in-depth, round-the-clock news
television
network.
Ted
Turner, His Lifetime
Achievements, His Endowment Fund,
a man of his word.
Ted
Turner originated the
"superstation" concept / Founder
of
Turner
Broadcasting System (TBS)
/
Turner
Enterprises (TEI) / Turner
Enterprises / Owner of Atlanta
Braves
/
TBS
acquires the NBA's Atlanta Hawks
/
Cable
News Network (CNN) is launched,
the world's first, live,
in-depth, round-the-clock news
television network.
•
Ted
Turner - Chairman of the United
Nations Foundation.
•••
Throughout
his career, Ted Turner has
received recognition for his
entrepreneurial acumen, sharp
business skills, leadership
qualities, and his unprecedented
philanthropy. Whether in
billboard advertisement, cable
television, sailing,
environmental initiatives or
philanthropy, Turner's vision,
determination, generosity and
forthrightness have consistently
given the world reason to take
notice.
•••
Turner is Chairman of the
United Nations Foundation,
Co-chairman of the Nuclear Threat
Initiative and Chairman of the
Turner Foundation. He is the
founder of numerous cable
networks including CNN, TNT and
Cartoon Network, and a partner in
the Ted's Montana Grill
restaurant chain. Turner is also
Chairman of Turner Enterprises,
Inc., which manages his business
interests, land holdings and
investments, including the
oversight of two million acres in
12 states and in Argentina, and
more than 50,000 bison
head
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Ted Turner, "The Global Worrier"
adds spice to the
PBC
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LOS ANGELES / Monetization
was the thread theme at the
Producers Guild sponsored
"Produced By Conference," held on
the on the 20th Century Fox lot,
June 5-6th.
•••••
More than 1,100 people
attended the second annual
Produced by Conference held June
5-6, 2010 at 20th Century Fox
Studios. With speakers like Ted
Turner, Mark Cuban, Larry Gordon,
Bruce Cohen, James L. Brooks, Jon
Landau, Paula Wagner, Marshall
Herskovitz, Douglas Wick, Mark
Gordon, Tim Gibbons, Hawk Koch,
Alan Ball and 130 other masters
of their craft, attendees were
endlessly inspired throughout the
two-day celebration of the
producing art.
•
In Conversation with Ted
Turner
•••••
Speaking at the second
annual PBC, in a wide-ranging
conversation with Variety Group
editor Timothy M. Gray, Turner
told the showbiz crowd "I miss
you," then talked about the role
of television, getting his
millions and billions mixed up,
raising 55,00 bisons, theUN
Foundation, and his historic
pledge of up to $1 billion to the
UNF, and the importance of saving
our planet. "I don't watch much
TV, I'm too busy saving the
planet."
•••••When
asked whether he'd get into the
Internet if he was starting
today, Turner said he wouldn't
enter the television business
today. "I'd go into the clean
alternative energy." "Thirty
years ago, when I started, there
was not enough television, TV was
a business of scarcity. You want
to be in the beginning of a new
business, you want to be in a
business that has limited, hight
barrier to entry, so that you'll
have limited competition for as
long as possible," and noted he
always new CNN, the 24-hours
cable news channel he founded,
would be a success.
•••••Being
also a movie producer and founder
of TNT, TBS and the Cartoon
Network, Turner was asked whether
entertaining people was the most
important thing. "No," he said
quickly. "Informing people is.
Just because the Cartoon Network
often gets better ratings than
CNN, doesn't make it more
important." But wen it comes to
crafting film and television to
carry a message, he said,"You
want to get your message across
in a clever and entertaining
way."
•••••
Turner avoided taking
swipes at CNN's rival networks,
when asked what he thinks of the
quality and tenor of today's news
reporting. He simply said, "Some
of it's good; some is less
so.
•••••
His advice for young
producers and future moguls,
"Study the business from where
you are; use good judgment;
figure out what you want to
accomplish; work out a plan for
yourself, and implement the
plan," he said, then added: "But
you also have to be flexible. If
circumstances change, or your
perspective changes, then roll
with it."
•••••
Mindful of the producer to
effect social change, Ted Turner,
in town with a goal of enlisting
entertainment storytellers to
come on board in his attempt to
save the world, advancing his
global agenda to fight hunger,
focusing on the environment and
of redoing energy policy with
emphasis to clean renewables like
wind, solar and geothermal.
"Come tell
our stories; our doors are open"
said UN Foundation exec director
Elizabeth Gore in a brief
introduction.
•••••Turnere
stressed for the world
inhabitants to be decent,
kindhearted, respectful human
beings. He spoke of the danger of
nuclear weapons, "We have to
learn to live together, not die
together," and the only solution
to sustain the planet is getting
rid of nuclear weapons." "Nuclear
Disarmament is the solution."
••••
"Why are we fighting in
Iraq, why are we in Afghanistan,
why are we bombing
everywhere?
•••••
Again,
"We have to learn to live
together, not die together." "My
biggest concern is that we're not
going to make it," he said. "The
next fifty years will be a real
test, and if we can get through
that, we might be around
forever." "It's not hopeful, but
I might be wrong." "You can't get
discouraged. You can't give up.
We we still have time to turn it
around."
"Any of you
producers listening?" Ted, "the
global warrior" has a large,
visionary global
agenda.
Photo
Below: Troy Cory, of NBS
WiTel ®™©, walking
down 3rd Street on the 20th
Century Fox Lot, after Q&A
Session with Ted Turner and Tim
Gray - - A tviNEWS Report
 Part
02h
TED
TURNER - TIMELINE
1938
-
R.E.
"Ted" Turner was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 19,
1938. When he was nine years old,
his family moved to Savannah,
Georgia. Turner then attended the
McCallie School in Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
1948
to 1956 -
He
received a degree from Brown
University, where he was vice
president of the Debating Union
and commodore of the Yacht Club.
In 1999, he was elected to Brown
University's board of
directors.
1963
-
Becomes
President and COO of Turner
Advertising
Company
1970
-
In
1970, R. E. Turner, then head of
a successful Atlanta-based
outdoor advertising firm,
purchased WJRJ-Atlanta, Channel
17, a small, struggling UHF
station, and renamed it WTCG, for
parent company Turner
Communications Group. Through
careful programming acquisitions,
Turner guided the station to
success. In December 1976, WTCG
originated the "superstation"
concept, transmitting via
satellite to cable
systems
1970
-
Turner
Broadcasting System (TBS)
launches
1976
-
Turner
Enterprises (TEI) was created in
1976 to manage Ted Turner's
private landholdings. The mission
of Turner Enterprises is to
manage Turner lands in an
economically sustainable and
ecologically sensitive manner
while promoting the conservation
of native species. TEI currently
manages approximately 2 million
acres of Turner's land in 14
states and in Argentina, as well
as Turner's bison herd, which
numbers more than 32,000 head. In
March 2002, Turner Enterprises
named its first Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial
Officer.
1976
-
TBS
purchases MLB's, Atlanta
Braves
1977
-
He
is also a superior yachtsman,
having won national and world
sailing titles, including a
successful defense of the 1977
America's Cup, the 1979 Fastnet
Trophy and four Yachtsman of the
Year awards. In October 1995,
Turner accepted the Atlanta
Braves' first World Championship
trophy on behalf of the team.
2000 - In August 2000, he was
inducted into the Atlanta Braves
Hall of
Fame.
1977
-
TBS
acquires the NBA's Atlanta Hawks
• • Turner wins
America's
Cup
1979
-
In
1979, the company changed its
name to Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and the
call letters of its flagship
entertainment network to WTBS. In
1980, the company broke new
ground with the launch of CNN,
the first 24-hour all-news
network, forever changing the way
the world saw breaking news.
Today, CNN services reach nearly
one billion people around the
globe.
1980
-
Launched
in September 1985, CNN
International serves as the
company's global news service and
is distributed in more than 210
countries and territories
worldwide.
1980
-
On
June 1, 1980, Turner inaugurated
CNN, the world's first, live,
in-depth, round-the-clock news
television network. A second
all-news service, Headline News,
began operation on January 1,
1982, offering updated newscasts
every
half-hour.
1980
-
Cable
News Network (CNN) is
launched
1982
-
Headline
News begins
operation
•
•
CNNRadio
launches
1985
-
Turner
originated the Goodwill Games in
1985 as an international,
world-class, quadrennial,
multi-sport competition. The
inaugural Goodwill Games were
held in July 1986 in Moscow and
were followed by the 1990 Games
in Seattle,
Washington,
1985
-
CNN
International begins global news
service
1986
-
In
1986, Turner made a generous bid
to purchase CBS but was
unsuccessful. As a consolation,
Turner purchased
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) /
United Artists instead. Turner
has attempted many unique ideas
such as the "Checkout Channel",
which provided news and
information to people in
supermarkets. This particular
service, however, was quite
short-lived.
1986
-
In
March 1986, TBS acquired the MGM
library of film and television
properties. This library formed
the initial programming
cornerstone of TNT, which was
launched on Oct. 3, 1988.
Versions of TNT are customized
for Latin America and the
Caribbean, with programming
available in English, Spanish or
Portuguese.
1986
- Ted
Turners is Featured in TVI
Magazine -
"Colorization."
1986
-
The
first Goodwill Games are held in
Moscow
1988
-
Turner
Network Television (TNT)
launches
1991
-
In December 1991, Turner acquired
the rights, library and
production facilities of
Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. Cartoon
Network, launched on October 1,
1992, showcases the company's
vast library of cartoons and
original productions. Cartoon
Network in Latin America was
launched on April 30, 1993,
offering viewers in Latin America
and the Caribbean 24 hours of
cartoons in three languages. TNT
& Cartoon Network were
launched in Europe on September
17, 1993, offering classic films
and animation programming in
seven languages. TNT &
Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific,
launched October 6, 1994,
provides programming in English,
with some programs dubbed or
subtitled in Mandarin and
Thai.
1991
-
Turner
has made his mark as one of the
most influential philanthropists
in the US. He directs most of his
philanthropic activities through
Turner Foundation, Inc., which
was founded in 1991, Turner is
Chairman of Turner Foundation,
Inc. (TFI), which provides
support for the following
efforts: 1) clean water and
toxics reduction; 2) clean air
through improved energy
efficiency and renewables; 3)
wildlife habitat protection; and
4) the development of equitable
practices and policies designed
to reduce population growth
rates.
1991
-
Turner
is the recipient of numerous
honorary degrees, industry awards
and civic honors, including being
named Time magazine's 1991 Man of
the Year and Cable and
Broadcasting's Man of the Century
in 1999. Turner was inducted into
the Cable TV Hall of Fame in
1999, and in June 2000 he
received the World Ecology Award
from the University of
Missouri.
1991
-
Turner
Foundation is formed TBS acquires
the rights, library and
production facilities of Hanna
Barbera Cartoons • •
Named Time Magazine "Man of the
Year"
1992
-
CNN
Airport Network launches •
• Cartoon Network
launches
1993
-
TNT
& Cartoon Network launch in
Europe
1994
-
1994
Games in St. Petersburg, Russia,
the 1998 Games in New York City,
the first winter games in Lake
Placid, New York in 2000, and in
2001 the last of the Goodwill
Games were held in Brisbane,
Australia.
1994
-
In
January 1994, Turner Broadcasting
merged with New Line Cinema.
Films from New Line and the
combined Turner and Warner Bros.
library of film greats provide
programming for Turner Classic
Movies (TCM), a 24-hour
commercial-free network launched
in April
1994.
1994
-
Turner
Classic Movies (TCM)
launches
1995
-
CNN
Interactive
launches
1995
-
On
September 22, 1995, Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc.
announced plans to merge with
Time Warner Inc.
1996
-
Mr.
Turner became Vice Chairman of
Time Warner in October 1996, with
the merger of Time Warner Inc.
and Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc. Mr. Turner oversaw Time
Warner's Cable Networks division,
which included the assets of
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
(TBS, Inc.), the CNN Newsgroup,
as well as Home Box Office,
Cinemax, and the company's
interests in Comedy Central and
Court TV. He also oversaw New
Line Cinema and the company's
professional sports teams-the
Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and
Atlanta
Thrashers.
1996
-
Time
Warner Inc. and Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. merges
•
•
CNNSI
launches
1997
-
the
United Nations Foundation, which
was created in 1997,
and
1997
-
Turner
Broadcasting continued to expand
its news division with the
creation of CNNRadio and CNN
Airport Network, which provides
programming for airline travelers
in 29 U.S. airports, and CNN
Interactive, the division
responsible for
multimedia/on-line news
production and distribution. CNN
en Español, which was
launched on March 17, 1997,
offers 24-hour Spanish-language
news to viewers throughout the
Americas.
1997
-
CNN
en Español launches •
• United Nations Foundation
created
1998
-
In
1998, he was considering a run
for American
presidency.
In
January 2001, he became Vice
Chairman of AOL Time Warner, a
position from which he served
until May
2003.
2001
-
January
10, 2000, Time Warner announced
plans to merge with AOL as AOL
Time Warner. This merger closed
January 11, 2001.
2001
-
On
January 29, 2003, AOL Time Warner
announced that Ted Turner would
resign as a vice chairman.
2001
-
In
June 2001, Turner announced the
creation of two independent film
production companies based in
Atlanta, Ted Turner Pictures and
Ted Turner Documentaries. Gods
and Generals was Ted Turner
Pictures' first theatrical
release. Ted Turner Documentaries
is currently in production on an
eight-hour documentary series,
Avoiding Armageddon, about
weapons of mass destruction that
aired on PBS stations in April
2003.
2001
-
the
Nuclear Threat Initiative, which
was launched in January
2001.
2001
-
Time Warner merges with AOL.
Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
launches
• •
Ted
Turner Pictures and Ted Turner
Documentaries are
created
2001
-
Mr.
Turner becomes one of America's
largest private landowners,
owning approximately two million
acres. He also has the largest
private bison herd in the world,
with 32,000 head.
2002
-
In
January 2002, Turner opened the
first Ted's Montana Grill in
Columbus, Ohio with his partner,
George W. McKerrow Jr., founder
of the Longhorn Steakhouse chain
and several other successful
restaurants. Ted's Montana Grill
offers classic American comfort
food, including bison or beef
burgers, in an authentic Montana
bar and grill
atmosphere,
specializing in burgers made from
fresh ground bison meat.
2002
-
Ted
Turner and restaurateur George
McKerrow, Jr., founder of
Longhorn Steakhouse, launched
Ted's Montana Grill (TMG) in
January 2002, an upscale
Montana-style burger bar
specializing in bison. TMG offers
comfort food for the 21st century
and introduces consumers to the
many health benefits of eating
bison. The first Ted's Montana
Grill opened in Columbus, Ohio,
and five more restaurants have
since opened in Atlanta,
Nashville and Denver. There are
plans to develop approximately 40
restaurants over the next few
years.
2002
-
Turner
opens the first Ted's Montana
Grill in Columbus, Ohio 1938 -
Turner was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, on November 19, 1938. When
he was nine years old, his family
moved to Savannah, Georgia.
Turner then attended the McCallie
School in Chattanooga,
Tennessee.
 03h
Ted
Turner
Foundation
Founded in 1990 by Ted
Turner, Turner Foundation, Inc.
(the "Foundation") is a private,
independent family foundation
committed to preventing damage to
the natural systems - water, air,
and land - on which all life
depends.
• •
The
Foundation makes grants in the
areas of the environment and
population and focuses on four
main
components:
• •
Safeguarding
Habitat
The
goal of this program is to
protect terrestrial and marine
habitats and wildlife critical
for the preservation of
biodiversity. Focus is placed on
protecting functioning
ecosystems, including core,
intact habitats, buffer zones and
wildlife
corridors.
•
•
Growing
the
Movement
The
goal of this program is to
engage, organize and empower new
constituencies in order to ensure
the future protection of our
environment. This initiative
helps stimulate progress in all
areas of funding - Safeguarding
Habitat; Creating Solutions for
Sustainable Living; and Healthy
Communities, Healthy
Planet.
•
•
Creating
Solutions for Sustainable
Living
The
goal of this program is to modify
patterns of consumption and to
halt further degradation of our
natural resources by addressing
the environmental impacts of our
personal, institutional and
community choices. This
initiative will help foster
sustainable policies and
practices. Issues may include
clean energy, transportation and
fuel alternatives, recycling,
forest certification efforts,
water consumption and
conservation, groundwater
depletion and human
population.
The
Foundation - A Healthy Planet,
Healthy
Communities
The
goal of this program is to
restore or mitigate the effects
of non-sustainable practices in
order to enrich our quality of
life and the health of our future
communities and planet. Issues
may include clean air; clean
water; greenspace for community
benefit; and environmental health
and justice.
• • The
Turner Foundation will annually
select priority issues within the
above program areas in order to
make the greatest impact with our
financial resources. Priority
issues will be determined by the
Trustees in an ongoing effort to
best address the most timely and
relevant
needs.
•
• Turner
has made his mark as one of the
most influential philanthropists
in the US. He directs most of his
philanthropic activities through
Turner Foundation, Inc., which
was founded in 1991, the United
Nations Foundation, which was
created in 1997, and the Nuclear
Threat Initiative, which was
launched in January
2001.
• • Turner
is Chairman of Turner Foundation,
Inc. (TFI), which provides
support for the following
efforts: 1) clean water and
toxics reduction; 2) clean air
through improved energy
efficiency and renewables; 3)
wildlife habitat protection; and
4) the development of equitable
practices and policies designed
to reduce population growth
rates.
• • TFI
has made grants to hundreds of
organizations including:
Advocates for Youth, Alliance for
Affordable Energy, American Bird
Conservancy, Coosa River Basin
Initiative, Global Green USA,
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention, Montana
Land Reliance, National Audubon
Society, National Public Radio,
National Safe Energy
Communications Council, Pacific
Rivers Council, Planned
Parenthood Federation of America,
Sierra Club Foundation, Union of
Concerned Scientists, Upper
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and
the World Watch Institute. In
addition, the Turner Community
Youth Development Initiative
provides support for locally
designed youth development
programs in 30 rural communities
near Turner's
properties.
• • The
Turner Endangered Species Fund is
a core grantee of the Turner
Foundation, which works to
conserve biodiversity by
emphasizing efforts on private
land, particularly on the Turner
properties. Endangered species,
which have been reintroduced or
restored, include black-footed
ferrets, condors, desert bighorn
sheep, prairie dogs, Mexican
wolves, red-cockaded woodpeckers
and West Slope cutthroat
trout.
• • In
September 1997, Turner announced
his historic pledge of up to $1
billion to the United Nations
Foundation (UNF). To date, the
organization has awarded grants
in support of the goals and
objectives of the United Nations
to promote a more peaceful,
prosperous and just world. UNF
has identified four core
priorities: women and population;
children's health; the
environment; and peace and
security.
• • In
early 2001, Turner launched the
Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI),
a foundation he co-chairs with
former Senator Sam Nunn. NTI is
working to close the growing and
increasingly dangerous gap
between the threat from nuclear,
chemical and biological weapons
and the global
response.
• • The
Initiative is a place of common
ground where people with
different ideological views can
work together to make real and
significant progress to reduce
the risk of use and prevent the
spread of weapons of mass
destruction. NTI is committed to
increasing public awareness,
encouraging dialogue, catalyzing
action and promoting new thinking
about reducing the danger from
nuclear, chemical and biological
weapons on a global basis.
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About Ted
Turner
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Philanthropist
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ByLines:
Editors Note
It
was Al Preiss, co-founder of TVI
Magazine with Sam Donaldson, who
told me to watch out for Ted
Turner - "he was the man that had
some big ideas for Hollywood," --
Al was right, He did! You can
read in todays news about MGM
growth, selling for over 8
billion dollars, and the things
he has created for Times-Warner,
and even visit the CNN towers
that sits on the corner of Sunset
and Gower. You
can see the Ted Turner article we
featured in 1987, "The Future of
Colorization" - Josie
Cory
•
• Turner also enjoys several
outdoor sports, especially
hunting and fishing.
•
• In
addition to being one of the
richest men in the world, he owns
the Cable New Network, Turner
Network television, the Atlanta
Braves and Hawks, is a champion
yachtsman and, up until his
recent separation, was married to
fitness guru and actress Jane
Fonda.
• • Turner,
however, has seen his fair share
of hard times. Born Robert Edward
Turner III in Cincinnati, Ohio,
Turner was faced with his
father's suicide at the tender
age of 24. Turner was known early
on for his eccentric behavior.
"Terrible Ted", as they used to
call him, grew grass in his dorm
while in school and had a
particular interest in
taxidermy.
• • He
was expelled from school after
getting caught with a female
companion in his private
quarters. Other monikers Turner
developed include "The Mouth of
the South" and "Captain
Outrageous", and Turner even
arrived to collect his America's
Cup prize
drunk.
• • Corporate
History
• • In
1970, R. E. Turner, then head of
a successful Atlanta-based
outdoor advertising firm,
purchased WJRJ-Atlanta, Channel
17, a small, struggling UHF
station, and renamed it WTCG, for
parent company Turner
Communications Group. Through
careful programming acquisitions,
Turner guided the station to
success. In December 1976, WTCG
originated the "superstation"
concept, transmitting via
satellite to cable
systems
• • In
1979, the company changed its
name to Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and the
call letters of its flagship
entertainment network to WTBS. In
1980, the company broke new
ground with the launch of CNN,
the first 24-hour all-news
network, forever changing the way
the world saw breaking news.
Today, CNN services reach nearly
one billion people around the
globe.
• • TBS,
Inc. has grown at a phenomenal
pace and now consists of the
following networks and
businesses: TBS, Turner Network
Television (TNT), Cartoon
Network, Turner Classic Movies
(TCM), Turner South, Boomerang,
TNT Europe, Cartoon Network
Europe, TNT Latin America,
Cartoon Network Latin America,
TNT & Cartoon Network/Asia
Pacific, Atlanta Braves, Cartoon
Network Japan, Cable News Network
(CNN), CNN Headline News, CNN
International, CNNfn, CNN en
Espanol, CNN Airport Network, CNN
en Espanol Radio, CNN.com, CNN
Newsource, CNN+, and CNN
Turk.
• • TBS,
Inc. is the leading provider of
programming for the basic cable
industry, and employs more than
8,000 people worldwide. Philip I.
Kent oversees TBS, Inc. as
chairman and chief executive
officer.
• • It
is a frequently forgotten fact
that Ted Turner was the skipper
of the boat, Courageous, that won
the America's Cup in 1977, the
most prestigious event in
yachting.
• • Turner
is the media mogul that pioneered
the notion of TV "super-station"
broadcasting to cable systems
nationwide by means of satellite.
The system, later dubbed TBS
(Turner Broadcasting Station),
entered over 160 million homes in
approximately 200 countries and
in nearly 40 languages. When TBS
"fused" with Time Warner, Turner
became Time Warner's largest
shareholder with 10% of the
company. Time Warner is widely
known as the largest
entertainment company in the
world.
• • Turner
gobbled up the local Atlanta
Braves and Atlanta Hawks, and
aired a variety of other old
movies on another station, as
well as Cable News Network (CNN).
CNN made huge strides while
covering the 1981 Reagan
assassination attempt, 1986 Space
shuttle disaster and the Iraqi
missile crisis, which placed
reporters in the direct line of
fire. Time and time again, CNN
reports were, and still are,
always the first ones on the
scene.
• • In
1986, Turner made a generous bid
to purchase CBS but was
unsuccessful. As a consolation,
Turner purchased
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) /
United Artists instead. Turner
has attempted many unique ideas
such as the "Checkout Channel",
which provided news and
information to people in
supermarkets. This particular
service, however, was quite
short-lived.
• • Turner
is one of the few billionaires to
realize the absolute significance
of giving to those in need. He
founded the Turner Foundation to
support environmental causes and
donated $1 billion to the United
Nations. "All the money is in the
hands of these few rich people
and none of them give any money
away," he said in an interview,
"It's dangerous for them and the
country."
• • Turner
has had three unsuccessful
marriages and has five children.
His former wife, Jane Fonda, has
also had three failed marriages
and has three children from her
earlier marriages. Turner has
several residences, including a
7,000-acre mansion in Montana,
where they raise bison and
fly-fish for
trout.
• • In
1998, he was considering a run
for American presidency and said,
"I am very serious about running
for president, but Jane doesn't
want me to do it."
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