Ted
Ted Turner is an American media proprietor and philanthropist. He founded CNN in 1980, which was the first global 24-hour news network. Turner's net worth peaked at $10 billion in the late 1990s. He has been involved in philanthropy since his retirement from active business management and has pledged to give away most of his fortune to various causes, primarily through the United Nations Foundation. Turner was born on November 19, 1938, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up in a military family and attended several boarding schools before graduating from Brown University. Turner's father wanted him to go to Harvard but he did not make the grades. Instead, he bought his first television station in 1970 and beamed the signal up to a satellite, creating cable TV's first superstation. Turner is known for his brash personality and controversial statements. He has been married three times and has five children. Turner's philanthropic efforts include conservation of endangered species, grasslands, oceans, energy conservation, fighting global warming, and ridding the world of nuclear weapons.
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This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.
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