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Ted Turner The Mouth of the South by Dan Snedeker

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Page 1: Ted Turner

Ted TurnerThe Mouth of the South

byDan Snedeker

Page 2: Ted Turner

Do you watch reruns ofSeinfeld or Friends on TBS?

Have you ever watched movies on TNT

or TMC?

Did you used to watch Cartoon

Network as a kid?

Did you watch CNN during the election?

Page 3: Ted Turner

You wouldn’t be able to do any of this if itweren’t for this man:

Ted Turner

Page 4: Ted Turner

Early Entrepreneurship

» Turner began working as aGeneral Manager for hisfather’s Advertising businessin 1960

» After his father committedsuicide four years latter Turnertook over the companywhich was in risk ofbankruptcy

» Turned the company aroundby increasing their clientele

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Birth of the “Superstation”

» Turner bought the TV stationWJRJ in Atlanta

» Changed the name to WTBSfor the Turner BroadcastingSystem

» Began broadcasting thechannel through satellites toreach TVs all across America

» Became known as the“superstation” because thestation reached a audienceoutside of its normal viewingarea

Page 6: Ted Turner

CNN

» Turner created the first 24hour news channel

» By using small portablesatellite dishes CNN was ableto broadcast events live fromaround the world

» CNN covered the events ofTiananmen Square live,which led to Embassiesaround the world installinglive feeds

Page 7: Ted Turner

Success

» Turner bought rights tomovies so that he could showthem as many times as hewanted.

» Was also the owner of theAtlanta Braves baseballteam, broadcasted theirgames nationwide

» In the mid 80’s TBS wasbringing in $70 million a year

Page 8: Ted Turner

Philanthropy

» Turner founded the GoodwillGames in 1986 in order todecrease tensions betweenthe US and Soviet Union

» He also gave the largestmonetary philanthropic gift inrecorded history, $1 billion tothe United Nations over aperiod of 10 years

Page 9: Ted Turner

Present Day

» Turner is the largestlandowner in the continentalUS: 2 million acres

» He is a co-owner of Ted’sMontana Grill whichspecializes in bison meat

» He merged with the TimeWarner Group in 1995

» The Company then mergedwith AOL to create AOL TimeWarner

» Turner resigned in 2003 fromhis vice-presidentship

Page 10: Ted Turner

Work Cited

» “Ted Turner.” Business Biographies. Kirk H. Beetz. Answers.com. 22Sep. 2009http://www.answers.com/topic/ted-turner

» “Ted Turner.” Encyclopedia of World Biography. Thomson Gale.2004. Encyclopedia.com. 22 Sep.2009http://www.encyclopedia.com

» “Sports of the Times; How Ted Turner Saved the World.” The NewYork Times. July 22, 1990. George Vecsey. Nytimes.com. Sep 22,2009.

» www.tedturner.com» Google images