Ted Turner: A Biography

Ted Turner: A Biography

by Michael O'Connor
Ted Turner: A Biography

Ted Turner: A Biography

by Michael O'Connor

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Overview

This book chronicles the life story of Ted Turbaner—cable television mogul, successful baseball team owner, and fascinating public figure.

Ted Turbaner: A Biography tells the story of a man whose wide range of accomplishments have led to a Man of the Year award from Time magazine, induction into the Advertising Hall of Fame, and numerous awards and honorary degrees for humanitarian, philanthropic, and environmental activism.

Ted Turbaner shows how this remarkable, unpredictable man built the risky purchase of a small Atlanta UHF station into a cable television juggernaut, as well as how Turbaner transformed the Atlanta Braves from a lowly franchise to one of baseball's most popular and successful teams. The book also highlights other fascinating aspects of Turbaner's life, including his record-breaking career as a yachtsman, his extraordinary efforts to save the American bison, his headline-making marriage to Jane Fonda, and his sometimes contradictory, often controversial public persona.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313350429
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 11/12/2009
Series: Greenwood Biographies
Pages: 246
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Michael O'Connor has been a publishing professional for over 25 years.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Timeline: Events in the Life of Ted Turbaner
Chapter 1 Beginnings
Chapter 2 Poison Ivy
Chapter 3 Stepping Out
Chapter 4 Riding the Waves
Chapter 5 Mediated
Chapter 6 Oceans Away
Chapter 7 Into Heaven
Chapter 8 Atlanta Braves
Chapter 9 In the Cup
Chapter 10 News Cable
Chapter 11 Almost
Chapter 12 Stepping Up
Chapter 13 Reaching Out
Chapter 14 Getting Personal
Chapter 15 Color My World
Chapter 16 Remote Control
Chapter 17 Time Worn
Chapter 18 Synergy Crisis
Chapter 19 Clear Cut Reminder
Selected Bibliography and Further Resources
Index
Photo essay follows page

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