His legacy is defined by what he achieved with Cable News Network (CNN), the first 24-hour news channel, established in 1980. Initially derided as “Chicken Noodle Network” by critics, the
Cable television guru Ted Turner, who also owned the Atlanta Braves, Hawks and Thrashers, huddled with Forbes.com contributor Terence Moore before a Hawks game at Philips Arena.
In 1991, Turner was named Time magazine’s Man of the Year for “influencing the dynamic of events and turning viewers in 150 countries into instant witnesses of history.”
Ted Turner, Founder of CNN, was one of the last great broadcasting pioneers, an era when media owners saw themselves not just as content managers, but as shapers of public consciousness