Ted Turner on CNN

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cnn-found...163101894.html

Ted Turner , founder of CNN doesn't like the direction his former company is going, says too heavy in politics and isn't balanced enough.

Meaty story.

The real story on Turner is that he’s suffering from a rare form of dementia.

Meaty story.

The real story on Turner is that he’s suffering from a rare form of dementia. Originally Posted by Yssup Rider

yeah, but you only find that out in the last part of the story.

PERHAPS he shouldn't have LEFT it then!

So are you saying it serves him right?

PERHAPS he shouldn't have LEFT it then! Originally Posted by garhkal

not sure why he left, I think he was forced out , but not in the same way John Shattner of Papa John was.

Turner was forced out after the Time-AOL buyout. He pledged a billion dollars to the UN to fight climate change. The pledged money ran out about four years ago.

https://www.philanthropy.com/article...Billion/153601

Comedy Central at its best. You guys talking amongst you selfs again about a really rich smart white guy that don't kiss GOP ass. How many times did he go bankrupt?

Comedy Central at its best. You guys talking amongst you selfs again about a really rich smart white guy that don't kiss GOP ass. How many times did he go bankrupt? Originally Posted by Tsmokies

I don’t think he ever went bankrupt. He lost 8 billion on the AOL/Time Warner merger. He also gave the UN a billion and is the largest private land owner in the US.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/20...8/theobserver1

I don’t think he ever went bankrupt. He lost 8 billion on the AOL/Time Warner merger. He also gave the UN a billion and is the largest private land owner in the US.

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/20...8/theobserver1 Originally Posted by bambino

looks like they screwed him good.


corporate coup de tat.


Turner was the majority owner of the network, so how was it possible that Steve Case of AOL able to force him out.