Ted Turner: In His Own Words

Ted Turner: In His Own Words

Mountain Outlaw Magazine By: JOSEPH T. O’CONNOR To many, Ted Turner, the adopted Montanan dwelling in our own backyard, is a bit of a mystery, a man who has led two lives. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native cut his teeth on business ventures of near-epic proportions. He...
THE ATLANTAN –  Ted Talks

THE ATLANTAN – Ted Talks

By Phebe Wahl “As long as I can remember, I’ve always been fascinated by nature and creatures of all kinds. I’ve been told my first word was ‘pretty’ when I saw a butterfly,” reflects lifelong Atlantan Ted Turner, who recently launched Ted Turner Expeditions, offering...
Talking Grasslands with Ted Turner

Talking Grasslands with Ted Turner

The Huffington Post By Mark Tercek, President and CEO, The Nature Conservancy Ted Turner is one of my personal heroes, going back to his 1977 win of the America’s Cup in Newport, Rhode Island, at the helm of the boat Courageous. Back then I never would have...
FORTUNE: Ted Turner at 75: A Q&A

FORTUNE: Ted Turner at 75: A Q&A

By Patricia Sellers Ted Turner has been defying death his entire life. His sister, Mary Jane, who was his only sibling, died at 17. His father, a philandering alcoholic, killed himself at 53. Young Ted loaded up on debt to save his father’s billboard company and...