The media trade has misplaced a trailblazer.
Ted Turner—the founding father of NCS—died May 6, based on a launch from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.
“Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgement,” Chairman and CEO of NCS Worldwide Mark Thompson mentioned in a statement. “He was and always will be the presiding spirit of NCS. Ted is the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognize him and his impact on our lives and the world.”
Turner is survived by his 5 youngsters Laura Turner Seydel, Teddy Turner, Rhett Turner, Beau Turner, and Jennie Turner Garlington.
In 2018, Turner shared he had been recognized with Lewy physique dementia, during which protein deposits referred to as Lewy our bodies develop in nerve cells within the mind, affecting pondering, reminiscence and motion, based on Mayo Clinic.
“It’s a mild case of what people have as Alzheimer’s. It’s similar to that. But not nearly as bad. Alzheimer’s is fatal,” Turner advised CBS News at the time. “Thank goodness I haven’t got that.”