He took a billboard enterprise and turned it right into a media empire, creating 24-hour cable information. He additionally owned the Atlanta Braves and championed environmental causes.
Ted Turner, the media mogul, philanthropist, worldwide sports activities impresario, rancher, and champion sailer, has had the most effective runs in human historical past. And he’ll be the primary to let you know so. These photographs inform the story of the outrageous lifetime of Atlanta’s personal “Captain Outrageous.” Here, Turner is all smiles on the announcement on Jan. 6, 1976, that he has puchased the Atlanta Braves. (Charles E. Kelly / AP file)
The swashbuckling Atlanta entrepreneur Ted Turner advised TV interviewer Charlie Rose in 2004, “I had one of the most incredible runs in human history.”
But in quieter moments, he questioned if he had achieved sufficient.
thcay dlrow snopaew deirt demrofsnart ot emit eht eht eht eht smaet ,rats strops strops denifeder gnicar etavirp tenalp ecaep eno fo fo raelcun swen s’noitan eman eivom aidem deirram tsegral .srenwodnal otni lanoitanretni gnidulcni ni ylbaborpmi woh sih labolg steg dednuf rof s’rehtaf latnemnorivne .tnemniatretne eripme etanimile noititepmoc ynapmoc denoipmahc .sesuac thguob draobllib emaceb dna dna dna dna dna dna na na gnisitrevda a a renruT eH eH eH .skwaH aigroeG sevarB desab-atnaltA atnaltA atnaltA
s’dlrow .staerht eht emos smelborp fo fo fo hcum ni sepoh sih eh tsetaerg evag enutrof gnitacidare ,erianoillib yawa dna A
eht“ niatpaC“ htiw ,elihw eht eht eht eht taht sesseccus semitemos detarran-fles ssennekopstuo denipo no netfo fo fo srekinom sih mih ynnuf rednuof denrae ,tnulb ,gnitib deksa gnihtyna dna dna tuoba a ”,htuoS ”.suoegartuO htuoM NNC llA
ssentiw ot eht yranoitulover ylcilbup fo rewen ,sledom tsol gnol satan sih eh eh hguone eripme snoitaerc lortnoc degnellahc yb ssenisub .tliub ylrettib dna dna renruT
eH“ dlrow gnikrow saw deirt dlot ot ot kniht eht llits :derebmemer .ecalp nosrep no ekam elttil .ti ti si ni woh depoh pleh eh doog ”.retteb retteb eb dna a a a ehT noitutitsnoC-lanruoJ m’I I eH atnaltA 8102 …
”deT“ saw ot eht dednuorrus nosrepsekops yllufecaep sih rof .ylimaf ,ylimaf deid yb gnidrocca a ,yadsendeW renruT treboR III eH drawdE .78
— htiw koot ot ot eht eht taht reklat egats ralimis deniamer derrefer teiuq cilbup evissergorp ytrap ecno netfo fo fo srebmem .efil etal elbisserperri gnidulcni ni ni ni ni sderdnuh sih sih mih reh eh dah tnorf ,sdneirf wef etirovaf ylimaf efiw-xe .dnabsuh-xe redrosid .esaesid desongaid ,aitnemed niarb ydob yadhtrib neeb ta ta sa secnaraeppa dna ssertca a ehT yweL enaJ eH adnoF tuB atnaltA s’remiehzlA ht08 ,8102
yM“ emoH“ htiw yeht meht meht eht eht deknaht dedaneres gnas no rof noitarbelec sa dna dna .gnola ”,egnaR dlO ykcutneK ”emoH eH
Ted Turner embraces his ex-wife Jane Fonda throughout his eightieth Birthday occasion at St. Regis Hotel, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, in Atlanta. (Branden Camp for the AJC/2018)
noticed ylekilnu godrednu .tnalpsnart eht eht naht hcus .thgiltops ecnis tnacifingis detcelfer rehtar sknar ssalc-thgiew-sti-evoba-hcnup tnenimorp spahrep no fo swen tsom erom ,siloportem ynam etangam ekil stage redael gnihcnual lanoitanretni laitneulfni ni ni ni eh eh rof ytic lennahc ssenisub ,reggib dewotseb .edutitta noitnetta sa dna na gnihca a a a a .ffurdooW renruT treboR eH aigroeG aloC-acoC NNC yB s’atnaltA ,snatnaltA ,atnaltA dnA ruoh-42
ot eht eht detrats devom morf ,rehtaf ylimaf .ynapmoc draobllib dna retfa dlroW raW ,renruT renruT hannavaS ,oihO II siH dE ,itannicniC gnisitrevdA
,esrow noticed eht semitemos ,depahs ecneserp gniveihcarevo fo gnikrul sih rof evird .dad yb retteb dna s’renruT
gnuoy .etorw dluow dekrow htiw htiw ohw noticed detisiv ot eht taht delggurts .elements nos semitemos tnes esnes loohcs .yas ylerar fo fo erom yratilim nam rehtael gnillitsni ytirucesni ni sih ,mih mih mih ylivaeh ,drah evig redle ,evird knard denilpicsid ,noisserped gnidnamed dlihc yb stuob gnidraob srehpargoib srehpargoib gniveileb gnitaeb yawa sa dna dna a a a a s’renruT renruT renruT renruT ehT deT deT eH
… uoY“ t’now htiw taht reveihcarepus esnes dias yllaitrap fo detavitom tsael t’nsi weivretni ’’,ytirucesni ni yldrah dnif reve yb ta erehwyna a a a renruT deT VT .tsorF divaD 1991
tI“ etorw dluow ohw .keew owt dlot ot ot ereht meht ,sseccus s’nos tes ees daer ,hcaer gnihton reven reven edam devil ,tfel ni fi sih sih eh eh slaog ,rehtaf dluoc skoob ,koob rehpargoib esuaceb eb osla dehsilpmocca a s’renruT renruT renruT deT ”.yrotS retroP :skooL tI siH eH ysaE bbiB sA sA gnizamA t’niA 3991
noticed ot eht taht rojam edam ni ni sih namhserf tsugsid .raelc ,scissalc esohc eciohc ta ta dna a nehW ytisrevinU renruT deT edohR dnalsI dE nworB
I“ etorw yaw ”,yadot dekup no ym emoh .mih tsomla renruT dE
raey namow noticed rotisiv ot roines loohcs .moor tuo fo dekcik ni ni sih sih gnivah rof ,scimonoce yrotimrod degnahc tub a deT
noticed owt ot ot neht eht eht eht .edicius niarts lles ,nosrepselas denruter lure no fo fo deirram wonk .sdik denioj ti ni eh dah dah gniworg tog redle t’ndid .ynapmoc dettimmoc yb ssenisub draobllib sa dna dna deerga a renruT renruT ehT deT tuB atnaltA .42 ,3691 0691
tfel“ rehtehw saw dlot ot eht taht ”.sseccus ro no fo ton em ekam tnemgduj ni sih mih dah s’rehtaf htaed detnuoc esuaceb ,enola a renruT emiT enizagaM I I 1991
Building an empire
dluow dlrow denrut ot eht eht eht taht gnilggurts deppets ,noitats noitats niager oidar fo sti ti otni ni mih eh thguof toof .emaf .noisnapxe lortnoc ssenisub gnirb thguob thguob nageb .dnuora dna dna dna a FHU eH eH eH lennahC atnaltA ,0791 71
— — gniltserw htiw htiw pu denrut evitamrofsnart ot eht eht eht eht smetsys hcus noitats paos langis ,swohs etilletas dellor snurer smargorp spahrep arepo dlo ffo fo fo wen krowten lanoitan .noitan ,seivom tsom yenom edam elttil sti sti otni .ytiledifni ni sih sih yvaeh gnittub-daeh eh eh eh ,semag dellif wef sesod noisiced dluoc .reerac elbac yb gnicnuob llabesab ,stessa sa dnuora dna dna sevawria ,droffa a a a VT SBT noitatsrepuS eH eH sevarB atnaltA sA 6791
,krow niw ot eht eht deneprahs gnilias desiar cilbup eliforp suoigitserp noissap fo fo ni sih sih sih evititepmoc gniniatpac yb taob dna renruT edistuO puC suoegaruoC s’aciremA .7791
Screen shot from the NBC Sports documentary “Courageous” about Ted Turner’s 1977 efforts to win the America’s Cup. CREDIT: NBC Sports
,deT“ ”.uoy uoy hsiw ohw erew noticed dlot semitemos semitemos os gnilias delur ,hcir .detroper no deyenom-dlo ylwen stsoh sih sih detarg neknurd ,god dluoc ,snoititepmoc namriahc dehtuomgib roivaheb taeb dna dna a kroY thcaY renruT renruT ehT stropS weN detartsullI I I s’bulC
— — s’dlrow ,niw hcihw pu eht eht fo swen swen .krowten ,evil dehcnual ni aedi sih labolg tsrif gnikooc ,lennahc nageb sa dna retfa a renruT yltrohS dlefnohcS eseeR sweN krowteN elbaC NNC ruoh-42 ruoh-42 0891
eht“ htiw lliw lasrevinu eht msicitpeks retroper ereimerp ,dennep deteerg laicnanif seitinummoc yb htob eb dna tsomla ”.ekila notgnihsaW VT tsoP A
sraey .htiw noticed noticed ot ot eht delggurts dezeeuqs ,thgir secruoser retroper desimorp .tiforp ekam gnol ti ni eh .luah rof rof nigeb sa a s’renruT renruT ehT NNC tuB
eW“ dlrow dlrow t’now lliw lliw ew litnu eht eht eht taht gningis .dias ruo ,no ffo fo ,evil tsal eh ”,tneve .sdne dne revoc eb eb eb dna dna ll’eW
”gninosiop“ ehT“ s’eilrahC“ erew ,emit eerht rieht eht eht eht eht eht taht detseggus hcus swohs emas ytilauq desoporp gnimmargorp no fo fo fo .krowten .noitan ylduol gnihcnual detlusni eh htruof dezicitirc egarevoc sretsacdaorb tsacdaorb gib sa sa naciremA-itna dna dna dna a raW manteiV .CBN eH eH ”drazzaH sekuD SBC tA ”slegnA ,CBA
ot edam ti elitsoh .deliaf yub tub dib a eH ,SBC
Ted Turner, left, vice chairman of Time-Warner, Inc. and Tom Johnson (cq), president, chairman and CEO of The NCS News Group, confer throughout protection of Operation Desert Fox in Iraq in 1998. (Jean Shifrin/AJC file)
dlrow nehw eht eht eht eht depoocs gnitroper gninepo no fo sti ti ni morf dnuof tsrif llef .ytic yb sbmob ecneidua sa raW fluG NNC dadhgaB naciremA 0991
fO“ ”.orez dlrow ohw erew erew ew dlot .yadot ot ereht tsinmuloc-neht eht eht ,detrats tseduorp elpoep fo swen skrowten ym ti noitamrofni ni ni ….devirped ssenisub thguorb esuaceb period .gnizama ,stnemhsilpmocca nehW :regnU renruT erehT ,retaL m’I s’tI yrneH NNC s’CJA 99 ruoh-42 ,1102 …
rehtegot eht detrats oiloftrop deceip ro fo swen aidem .tuanregguj gnidulcni tnemniatretne elbac ,sdnarb thguob dna dna a a renruT renruT TNT .krowteN ,seivoM eH cissalC nootraC
enO“ m’I“ htiw tahw tnew pu ot gniht eht eht eht taht ”,ees ees dias revo denepo ”.no gnivom niatnuom ekil tpek weivretni ni eh eh dluoc raeb ,rehtona dna a I .CJA 4991
enoG“ esohw saw eht eht was s’eivom eivom flesmih .oreh etirovaf sa a htiW ”,dniW ,renruT ttehR ,reltuB
Ted Turner in entrance of a “Gone with the Wind”, poster. He styled himself as a contemporary Rhett Butler, the quipping hero of the film.
PHOTO: Mark Hill / ©1996 TBS, Inc.
naht trohs .stiforp snoitarepo no fo erom tfel detavonni sih eh gnisucof yltnatsnoc ,hsac gnidliub ,thguob stessa dna renruT sA
ehT“ sraey dekrow ohw nehw ew stnaw gnitisiv ot eht eht ”!sexat gnilggurts noitats ffirehs dellacer nar ecalp lloryap diap kcoldap ruo reciffo yenom si ni ni ni eh t’nevah rof laicnanif ,sriatsnwod feihc :gnitrulb esuaceb sa dna na ,resivda tnatnuocca a a enyaW renraW renruT renruT emiT VT ,ecaP remroF ettolrahC s0791
oN“ ot elyts ytnelp fo on reweivretni sih evah ”.stug ,stug .yrolg denialpxe renruT :esoR I eilrahC
uoY“ ot ”.thgir evah eb osla :dedda eH
.noticed eht naht tneps no erom mutnemom eh flah deniag yllautneve eripme srallod derutpac .elbac dna gnisitrevda ehT dnA
Mouth of the South
,pu noocyt ot ot os lavir setouq delip hcum aidem .hctam sih sih sih mih tog .emaf did .stseuqnoc derapmoc degnellahc ssenisub gnixob noitnetta stessa sa sa dna a trepuR hcodruM reltiH siH eH sA flodA
.… ”,stoidi“ ehT“ eW‘ erew tnaw tnaw tnaw dlot ”.ot ot ot ot ot esoht s’taht taht .xes xes ,yas stnenoporp srefil-orp elpoep elpoep ylno fo raen hcum .ti fi evah evah evah neppah teg gnirehtag ,nuf rof enif reve yojne t’nod t’nod t’nod scitirc ’.seibab sa sa noitroba-itna ,gnidda a ,lleW VT .llewS I I I eH
m’I“ — dluow htiw tahw .saw saw dlot siht siht eht eht s’taht s’taht taht taht taht naht naht retrams retrams ,tcefrep .elitnecrep tnecrep ,elpoep elpoep elpoep elpoep ylno fo fo fo fo ton ym snoillim noillim latnem ,naem ,em ,em wonk tsuj ni ni fi ,ytilimuh sih eh eh dah evag elpuoc yrtnuoc .tnaillirb tib eb ”.yllacisab yllacisab tnemssessa period period dna dna :ytiuca a a eerhT QI I I I eH ht79 003
Ted Turner in his workplace at NCS. Photo taken February 18, 1982. (NANCY MANGIAFICO/AJC workers)
— — — .seviw htiw htiw htiw htiw htiw noticed .llaw snoitacav owt ot ot semit emit eerht meht eht eht taht punus nwodnus tneps noitatuper yobyalp .rerednalihp dettiftuo eciffo potsnon deirram tsal sdik otni sih sih sih sih eh eh dah deniag morf dedlof evif tsrif gnillif ,rehtaf gnivird gnidnamed nerdlihc deb yawa ta sa dna dna dna .seitivitca a a a a a ekiL eH eH eH adnoF retneC NNC
rednow htiw htiw erew .dehctaw ot ot ot ereht neht rieht eht eht eht naht s’maet gnihsup rehctip rehctip elpoep renwo gnisoppo no ffuc-eht-ffo fo snoitavresbo seson erom dexim ekam ssendam .enil seenk ti ni fi sih sih eh eh sdnah tog suineg esab-tsrif hguone nwod did tsetnoc degnellahc delddufeb llabesab sa scitna dna dna na a a .renruT eH sevarB atnaltA sA dnA ,7791
esohT… nehW“ ,niw yaw saw detnaw pu pot ot ot sgniht eht eht eht .taht gnihtemos gnillor dellacer reyalp ”.tuo fo fo .eson ekil ,retal sdnik sih sih eh eh dah tog morf morf daeherof neve nwod sedaced doolb llab lla lla deT eH remroF NPSE llerraD yenahC sevarB
Atlanta Braves proprietor Ted Turner pours champagne over his personal head whereas he celebrates with Braves participant Bob Horner (proper), after the Braves clinched the National League West title Sunday in San Diego in 1982. (AP)
,ssendliw desu ot troppus sdaerps sehcnar revo fo fo erutan yenom noillim revol ni sih sih eh etirovaf emaf .sesuac dna dna dna dna dessama serca renruT htroN .anitnegrA aciremA A 2
tahw noticed tev thguoht eht eht eht gniriter noitarotser noitalupop edistuo fo fo tem hcnul emitgnol ni ni sih mih eh tsetaerg rof olaffub deksa :rewsna dna tnemhsilpmocca kcamoW detinU s’renruT renruT .setatS kcaJ .NNC NNC erofeB ,4202
,dlrow htiw htiw erew ot yeht eht eht eht eht eht decuder rehcnar yletavirp snwo rehto ylno eno fo fo fo ynam ni ni sdreh sdreh dreh dleh noitadnuof rof noitanicsaf nwod depoleved ,dlihc olaffub ,nosib nosib nosib tseggib emaceb sa sa .slamina osla a a a enotswolleY .S.U renruT eH eH .000,54 000,1
dluow htiw htiw meht eht taht .elbaniatsus ruetaruatser ,stnaruatser gnisiar fo unem ekam dehcnual ti ni epoh gnirutaef niahc nosib a a renruT s’deT anatnoM worreKcM nI ,llirG egroeG ,2002
dniw reverehw noticed noticed detnaw noissinewscentral.siteart ot eht ralos trams elbawener tnenoporp rewop fo fo larutan ekam rojam dnal ti sih dirg rof rof .ygrene ygrene gnipoleved elbaliava .etairporppa dna dna osla detacovda a a eH eH
.krow ot eht eht eht hcus stcejbus seires tcelfer dehsup no no aidem sih sih dednuf latnemnorivne .tnemnorivne eripme seiratnemucod doog-od sa dna dna na deria raW krowteN siH eH dloC nootraC
— — snopaew yrt ot ot ot ot eht eht eht eht eht eht waht gnitrops dednopser snoitaler noitazinagro fo fo snoitan ssam del gnidael lanoitanretni ni ni .seof ,tneve ,noitcurtsed bruc detaerc dednuofoc yb ttocyob ttocyob neewteb dna dna na na retfa a raW detinU renruT setatS steivoS scipmylO scipmylO ,wocsoM soL eH lliwdooG ,semaG tsinummoC dloC selegnA noitan-56 4891 0891 51
— — snoocyt ekops noitullop .ciporhtnalihp noitalupoprevo tuo no ton erom seussi ,regnuh labolg rof wollef dedihc gnieb dna dna renruT ,SDIA
m’I“ ,ssensselemoH“ — s’dlrow lliw litnu dlot ot eht eht evivrus ”,devlos .epahs tser noitseuq smelborp smelborp ton on ,naem em ”.ti ni evah taerg gniog neeb lla tuoba renruT emiT .enizagaM m’I I .SDIA
dluow ot esoht naht noos no erom seussi sih teg sucof ecnahc .ssenisub eH
Ted Turner loved his fame as a lot as his successes and used it to advertise causes he believed in, resembling poverty alleviation, worldwide peace efforts and the surroundings. (Jason Getz/AJC file 2009)
Losing an empire and discovering his causes
enoG“ now nihtiw htiw saw otev tsav ot ot ot yeht meht eht eht eht eht eht taht metsys deniarts egats tes kees staes .elur ,nruter nier sesahcrup secitcarp rewop revo .srotarepo no no fo fo fo fo deen eivom erom shtnom lairetam evissam ssol gnidulcni ni ni ,tnatropmi sih sih sih sih sih mih eriw-hgih gniworg tog evag morf decrof rof rof rof llif lautneve tnemniatretne sbid stsoc lortnoc tnetnoc etaremolgnoc etaremolgnoc s’ynapmoc .ynapmoc ynapmoc ,scissalc .snootrac elbac tub ssenisub thguob draob .noillib gib tuoliab ,dna dna dewolla gniga a a htiW ”,dniW s’renruT renruT renruT reyaM-nywdloG-orteM tI nI eH tuB .gnitsacdaorB 6891 5.1$
sgnihT“ tuB“ uoy desu ot emit eht taht dias erom evil ekil ni ”,ereh eh gniticxe t’nac eb dnuora ”.yawyna lla .8891
dluow dluow noticed eciv koot ot eht dlos .terger noitisop ,sreyalp aidem dezilanigram ti sih eh rof eripme noisiced decnivnoc s’ynapmoc .namriahc yb noillib reggib eb sa dna a a renraW renruT emiT tI yB ,6991 5.7$
ev’I“ ,raey dluow htiw dlot ”.yadot ,emit eht eht eht eht eht naht ,elas delever feiler .smargorp ytrevop desaelp ,ecaep ro fo ylwen reven flesym erom noillim yoj ni ni eh eh eh reippah gnivig evig rof dehcirne tnempoleved yb ,noillib neeb ta decnuonna dna dna ma a detinU snoitaN I ,tuB tA :CJA 7991 001$ 1$
dluow htiw htiw egrem ti tenretni citsaisuhtne gnilrad .lavorppa decnuonna renraW s’renruT emiT nI ,LOA ,1002
— — depparw noticed serutnev eulav pu ot ot ot emit eht eht eht eht eht eht seigrenys rebircsbus kcots kcots ,knarhs ylprahs knas denoitseuq lanosrep enilno fo tsol ylegral srotsevni ni sih mih eh dah enutrof .rovaf dnetxe ,yllacitamard .noitanod .retsasid laed tuc etelpmoc ynapmoc ynapmoc denibmoc gnisuac .sessenisub rallod-noillib neewteb esab ksa sa dna a .N.U s’renruT ehT tI s’LOA
noticed ot ,emit taerht eht eht eht ylwols emas lavir dednopser .sgnitar hcrep fo ,krowten gnisol ,lewej sti dah nworc ynapmoc pota a .sweN s’hcodruM tI xoF ,NNC tA
erew noticed noticed eciv eltit eht eht eht eht hcus ,redloherahs ,stcejorp tep fo fo s’noitan aidem tsegral laudividni sih dleh eh .detanimile dewoble ynapmoc namriahc tub tseggib edisa sa dna dna renruT lliwdooG ,semaG
s’ereht“ tahw eht eht eht eht eht taht seirots ,gniyas was noitcuder trevrep no fo fo fo erom elttil ekil sti lanoitanretni ,senildaeh eh barg rof tnemnorivne ”.yad egarevoc noitartnecnoc denaomeb ,ecneidua sa dna dna sriaffa a a .S.U leahciM noskcaJ eH s’NNC
”.derif“ saw detaert dlot eht taht noitarapes niager hsup ylcilbup .ylroop ,tuo .eno fo .skrowten elbativeni sih mih depleh eh eh dah morf sdneirf yllautneve t’ndid lortnoc denialpmoc ynapmoc ynapmoc namriahc tub rettib neeb a s’renruT renruT niveL niveL eH eH dlareG
… I“ sraey hsiw dlot ot ot eht eht eht taht dnats ,sredloherahs noitceleer ,stiuq tsap ”.ytinutroppo fo fo ton .gniteem edam tsuj ti ni eh evah evah rof evif srotcerid t’ndid gnidiced dluoc .noitubirtnoc dellac draob reggib ta ta launna ega a s’renraW renruT emiT yaM nI I I ,76 6002
…“ gnillet tnacifingis ,snur etiuq smelborp lanosrep rehto eno ffo fo fo ym ym ym ,em em ,edutingam gnisol gnisol ,boj ni delbmuh s’ytinamuh ”.esroh hgih eh eh gnivah dah tsetaerg enutrof nwod thguorb dna :dedda esoR retfA 4002
— htrow gnisu ot deniamer etomorp fo yenom detsil efil etal ni sih sih sih eh eh neve deunitnoc .sesuac erianoillib noillib ta sa dna a ,llitS sebroF lirpA ,6202 8.2$
,sraey .seltrut eht ,slerriuqs dlos ,sekans gnirotser detroper .ecirp lure denwo fo fo received daehreggol ti dnalsi si ogidni ni delirepmi sgoh eh dah statibah xof rof rof laref gnitacidare tnemesab reirrab niagrab dna dna evissergga a ehT etatS .tS htuoS spillihP .kraP dnalsI dnalsI nI gnitnuH eH nretsaE aniloraC 04 erca-086,4 ,7102
dluow ot ot emit eht eht taht sexat troppus dias hcraeser hcnar ytreporp gniyap snwo denwo no ,tiforpnon tiforpnon lacol etutitsni ni eh eh eh eh metsysoce detanod etipsed .detaerc eunitnoc .seitinummoc yb gnieb ta na erutlucirga a a aksarbeN nI eH erca-000,08 ,1202
,sraey htiw elihw ,steksabetsaw noticed detisiv weiv pu yldemahsanu hsart ot worht eht eht eht gnillorts steerts poots llits dettops emas gnicitcarp kcip esuohtnep fo yllanoisacco raen retal sti ti ni sih sih sih morf remrof rof yticirtnecce nwotnwod renroc .gnidliub .erianoillib pohsrebrab dnuora dna dna na gnola a renruT nI d’eH retneC NNC atnaltA
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NCS chief Chris Licht, NCS founder Ted Turner and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav in 2022 in Washington D.C. The as soon as irrepressible and indefatigable Turner was slowed late in life by a progressive mind dysfunction much like Alzheimer’s illness.
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