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US Entrepreneurs, Biography, Ted Turner, Turner Broadcasting System, Born in 1938

US Entrepreneurs, Biography, Ted Turner, Turner Broadcasting System, Born in 1938

Ted Turner was born in 1938 and is an American entrepreneur best known for founding the Turner Broadcasting System in 1976.

By the early 1990s, Turner Broadcasting had become the largest cable TV station operator in the US.

Turner also owns CNN, TNT, Cartoon Network, and other media outlets.

He is a philanthropist, donating millions of dollars to organizations like the United Nations and the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

He has received numerous awards and honors, such as the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award and the National Humanities Medal.

Turner is a noted environmentalist, founding the Captain Planet Foundation and the Turner Endangered Species Fund.

He is also a successful sportsman, winning the America's Cup sailing competition in 1977.

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