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About

Robert Edward Turner III is an American media proprietor, producer, and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the Cable News Network, the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, which later became TBS.

Nicknames
Captain Outrageous, The Mouth of the South, Billionaire Ted

BIRTHDAY
November 19, 1938 (age 85)

ZODIAC SIGN
Scorpio

BORN
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (Map)

EDUCATION

  • Brown University (Map)
  • McCallie School (Map)

POLITICAL VIEWS
Democrat

Nationality
American

HEIGHT
6ft 2 (188 cm)

WEIGHT
70 kg (154 lb)

DIET
Unknown

EYE COLOR
Brown

HAIR COLOR
Gray

HANDEDNESS
Right-handed

TATTOOS
None

NET WORTH
$2.2 billion (2020)

Faith
Non-religious

languages spoken
English

IQ
128

House
St Phillips Island, South Carolina, US (Map)

Personal Quotes

You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

Life is a game. Money is how we keep score.

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.

My son is now an ‘entrepreneur.’ That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.

Favorite Things

books
“Life Is What You Make It” by Peter Buffett, “The Odyssey” by Homer, “The Iliad” by Homer

animal
Bison

On Social

Facebook
Ted-Turner-505718032870783

Instagram
tedturneriii

Twitter
@tedturneriii

Youtube
N/A

On the Web

Official Website
tedturner.com

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Charity Work and Causes

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Discussion

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Biography

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Filmography

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Family Tree

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