Biography
Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American entrepreneur, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded the Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television, which later became TBS.
As a philanthropist, he gave $1 billion to create the United Nations Foundation, a public charity to broaden U.S. support for the UN. Turner serves as Chairman of the United Nations Foundation board of directors. Additionally, in 2001, Turner co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative with US Senator Sam Nunn (D-GA). NTI is a non-partisan organization dedicated to reducing global reliance on, and preventing the proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. He currently serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Turner's media empire began with his father's billboard business, Turner Outdoor Advertising, which he took over in March 1963 after his father's suicide. It was worth $1 million. His purchase of an Atlanta UHF station in 1970 began the Turner Broadcasting System. CNN revolutionized news media, covering the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991. Turner turned the Atlanta Braves baseball team into a nationally popular franchise (including winning the 1995 World Series under his ownership), and launched the charitable Goodwill Games. He helped revive interest in professional wrestling by buying World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
Turner's penchant for controversial statements earned him the nicknames "The Mouth of the South" and "Captain Outrageous". Turner has also devoted his assets to environmental causes. He was the largest private landowner in the United States until John C. Malone surpassed him in 2011. He uses much of his land for ranches to re-popularize bison meat (for his Ted's Montana Grill chain) and has amassed the largest herd in the world. He also created the environmental-themed animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
Filmography
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TV Shows 8
Movies 7
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Writer 3
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Population Boom (2013)
Oprah's Master Class (2011)
Global Eugenics: Using Medicine to Kill (2010)
Stephen Fry in America (2008)
WCW New Blood Rising (2000)
WCW Thunder (1998)
The Race to Save 100 Years (1997)
WCW Halloween Havoc 1996 (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Arliss (1996)
WCW Monday Nitro (1995)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
60 Minutes (1968)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
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GenderMale
Birthday1938-11-19 (85 years old)
Birth NameRobert Edward Turner III
Birth PlaceCincinnati, United States of America
RelationshipsJane Fonda (1991-01-01 - 2001-01-01)
SpouseJudtih Nye
ChildrenJennie Turner, Beauregard Turner, Rhett Turner, Robert Edward Turner IV, Laura Lee Turner
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardshonorary doctorate of Haifa University, Humanist of the Year, International Emmy Directorate Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, Delta Prize for Global Understanding, Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science, Peabody Awards, Trustees Award, Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting, Emperor Has No Clothes Award, Audubon Medal
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