This week join Steve as he weaves a tale of one man’s drive to not only see A future, but to see multiple futures and gamble big on being in control of it all. This one has family drama, high stakes media wagers, big money, celebrity romance, and the changing of the very media landscape itself. Oh, and Jonathan says “yup” a lot and tends to agree with most of what Steve’s saying.
Two great weblinks about the man and his accomplishments:
Atlanta Magazine: link
Jack Doyle: link
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- Ted in front of the technology that allowed for the creation of both TBS and CNN.
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- early Superstation logo
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- Lou Dobbs and Bella Abzug on early CNN election coverage.
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- Ted Turner on CNN’s set from early in its existence.
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- Turner on the cover of Time magazine two years after CNN’s launch.
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- Common broadcasting logo for the Braves baseball team on TBS. Turner owned both team and station.
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- Grandpa (Al Lewis) from The Munsters hosted a TBS Saturday horror film show from 1987-1989 drawing upon his recognizability from reruns.
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- ad for sister station TNT’s Monstervision hosted by Penn and Teller from the 1990s.
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- Ted Turner shaking hands with Captain Planet, a cartoon character he helped create and aired as a cartoon from 1990-1996.
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