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Ted Turner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Robert Edward 'Ted' Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. He is best known for founding TBS and CNN, and his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations donated through his United Nations Foundation. Turner's penchant for making controversial statements has earned him the nickname 'The Mouth of the South.' ..." |
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| 19 Nov 1938, Robert Edward Turner III, in Cincinnati, Ohio |
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35 Heroes of Freedom: Celebrating the people who have made the world groovier and groovier since 1968, Reason, Dec 2003
Related Topics: Reason's 35 Heroes of Freedom, John Ashcroft, Jeff Bezos, Norman Borlaug, Stewart Brand, William S. Burroughs, Curt Flood, Larry Flynt, Milton Friedman, Barry Goldwater, Václav Havel, Friedrich A. Hayek, Robert A. Heinlein, Jane Jacobs, Alfred E. Kahn, Brian Lamb, Rose Wilder Lane, Madonna, Nelson Mandela, Martina Navratilova, Willie Nelson, Richard M. Nixon, Les Paul, Ron Paul, Ayn Rand, Dennis Rodman, Louis Rossetto, Julian L. Simon, Thomas S. Szasz, Margaret Thatcher, Clarence Thomas, Evan Williams, Philip R. Zimmermann
"By launching CNN, the socialist idiot savant created the 24-hour news cycle, familiarized audiences around the world with the idea of globalization, proved the necessity of cable television, and inspired countless imitators who have collectively reshaped and improved the news media by giving voice to more and more viewpoints." |
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