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Ted Turner's Tennessee Roots: From Wild Card to Media Mogul
Published 3 weeks ago
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Ted Turner, the media mogul who revolutionized news with CNN, passed away at 87. Born in Tennessee, Turners wild spirit and academic prowess shone at McCallie School in Chattanooga. He later bought his fathers billboard business and expanded into radio, acquiring two Chattanooga stations. These early successes funded his ventures into TV, leading to the creation of WTBS and CNN, forever changing the news landscape.
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