Famous People Who Overcame Dyslexia
Ted Turner
 Robert
Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938)
is an American media mogul and philanthropist. He is best
known for founding CNN and Turner Classic Movies, his failed
marriage to Jane Fonda, and his $1 billion pledge to the United
Nations (see United Nations Foundation). Turner's penchant
for making controversial statements (often classified in the
foot-in-mouth category) has earned him the nickname, "The
Mouth of the South."
Turner's media empire began with his
father's billboard business which he took over at the age
of 24 after his father's suicide. 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 the fore covering the space shuttle Challenger disaster
in 1986 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991.
He is America's largest private landowner,
owning approximately two million acres (8,000 km²). He
also has the largest private bison herd in the world, with
40,000 head. In 2002, Turner co-founded Ted's Montana Grill,
a restaurant chain specializing in burgers made from fresh
ground bison meat.
Ted Turner has acknowledged that he has a
bipolar affective disorder.
In high school National Forensic League competitions,
Public Forum Debate, a style of debate created in 2002 and
formerly known as Ted Turner debate, is practiced. It was
named after Turner for its distinctive "Crossfire"
style of cross-examination, modeled after the Crossfire show
on CNN.
Additional Links:
Ted
Turner - Media Visionary, Philanthropist, Statesman
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