by turnerenterprises | Oct 16, 2012 | News
The New York Times By Stuart Elliot Ted Turner is known for his pioneering efforts in cable television, founding channels like CNN and TBS. He was honored on Tuesday for his leadership role involving other types of screens. Mr. Turner was feted on Tuesday morning at...
by turnerenterprises | Oct 13, 2012 | Interviews, News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Henry Unger Before there was a 24 / 7, all-news cable network and before giving away money became more common among top business execs, there was Ted Turner with a vision for both. On Tuesday, Turner’s commitment 15 years ago to give $1...
by turnerenterprises | Oct 8, 2012 | News
Atlanta Journal-Constitution By Jennifer Brett Jane Fonda and Ted Turner, who have to be the world’s most amicably divorced couple, took the stage together at the Georgia Aquarium last week at the Em-Power Party to benefit G-CAPP, a cause they both champion. “It was...
by turnerenterprises | Sep 28, 2012 | News, Press Releases
ATLANTA, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Southern Company today announced its acquisition of the largest direct current solar tracking array of its kind. The Spectrum Solar Facility – a 30-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic installation in Clark County, Nev. – will...
by turnerenterprises | Aug 9, 2012 | News
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe presented Ted Turner and the Turner Endangered Species Fund (TESF) with the Service’s 2011 Recovery Champion Award at an event at the Ladder Ranch in Caballo, New Mexico. The award was...
by TEI | Aug 3, 2012 | Foundations, Interviews, News
Variety Magazine ‘I could be doing more!’ says the media giant. Ted Turner’s Superstation TBS marked the start of basic cable, and he pioneered made-for-basic-cable programming. His TBS-Atlanta Braves synergy rewrote the rules of sports broadcasting....