{"id":946,"date":"2016-11-17T13:23:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T13:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=946"},"modified":"2021-07-02T12:05:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T12:05:24","slug":"episode-47-the-mouth-of-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvhistorypod.com\/?p=946","title":{"rendered":"Episode 49 &#8211; The Mouth of the South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week join Steve as he weaves a tale of one man&#8217;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 &#8220;yup&#8221; a lot and tends to agree with most of what Steve&#8217;s saying.<\/p>\n<p>Two great weblinks about the man and his accomplishments:<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Magazine: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlantamagazine.com\/great-reads\/tbs-conan-obrien\/\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jack Doyle: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pophistorydig.com\/topics\/ted-turner-cnn-1980s-1990s\/\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CNN First Hour: June 1, 1980\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWhgKuKvvPE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1980 CNN Promotional Video\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ryYxVBeIgd8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WTCG Channel 17 Atlanta Superstation Promo - 1979\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gai6Dk3O8Ys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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