CNN, TBS, Atlanta Braves owner. Among other accomplishments.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-3059290/ted-turner-obituary-cnn
Would have guessed he died years ago.
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He did; this is a reboot, like they’re doing with Scrubs or Malcom In The Middle
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Last Americas cup winner to skipper their own boat.
Announced he had Lewy body dementia in 2018 and he’s been out of the public for a long time.
I get my years mixed up, I think it was 1977, I was in Newport at the time attending a navy school and we took an afternoon off to board a navy destroyer assigned patrol duty (alledgedly) and view the race. One of my most boring days spent at sea. Light winds persisted.
I’ll always respect him as a sailor for winning the 1979 Fastnet race.
Famously called Lake Michigan a Mill Pond and then retracted the statement after getting caught in a nasty storm in the Chicago to Mac Race
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It was interesting reading his obit, thanks for the post. I didn’t remember that CNN was the only network on the ground for the Iraq war. He lived a fascinating life.
RIP Ted
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Definitely an impressive set of accomplishments.
The “mouth of the south” goes silent.
RIP
One of the largest private land owners and conservationists, too. RIP
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