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Ted Turner

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Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist.

He is best known for founding CNN, his failed marriage to Jane Fonda, and his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations (see United Nations Foundation).

Turner's media empire began with his father’s billboard business. Purchase of an Atlanta UHF station in 1970 began the assemblage of the Turner Broadcasting System. His Cable News Network revolutionized news media, coming to fore covering the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Colorful episodes from his life include being was expelled from Brown University, winning the America's Cup in 1977.

He purchased the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks and created the Goodwill Games in 1986. He founded the Turner Foundation in 1990.

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