Ted Turner Speaks Insights from the World's Greatest Maverick

by Lowe, Janet

• ISBN13: 9780471345633
• ISBN10: 0471345636
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-04
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

As the brainchild behind the Cable News Network, Ted Turner revolutionized the television industry by introducing a 24-hour news station. Dubbed "Terrible Ted" for his apparent disregard for the rules, he turned sharp business savvy into a global communications empire that has made him one of the wealthiest-and most powerful figures in the business. This unique biography, the latest in the bestselling Speaks series, presents the different shades of this colorful personality by bringing together original Turner quotes from newscasts, interviews, and articles. Janet Lowe (Del Mar, CA) is the author of the bestselling /Ispeaks/N series, including /IWarrenBuffett Speaks, Jack Welch Speaks, Bill Gates Speaks,/N and /IOprah Winfrey Speaks./N Shehas written for /Inewsweek/N, the /ILos Angeles Times/N, and the /IChristian Science Monitor./N

Author Biography

JANET LOWE is the author of the bestselling Warren Buffett Speaks, Bill Gates Speaks, and Jack Welch Speaks (all available from Wiley). Her articles have appeared in Newsweek, the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Ms. Lowe lives in Del Mar, California, with her husband, Austin Lynas.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xxi
Lessons from Sailing	1	(24)
Fastnet	1	(3)
Keep Going	4	(2)
Fight Like an Underdog	6	(1)
Demand the Best and Get It	7	(3)
Have No Fear	10	(3)
That's the Spirit	13	(1)
It's Trying That Counts	14	(2)
America's Cup	16	(7)
Boats and Courageous Crew---1977 America's Cup	22	(1)
Have Fun	23	(2)
A Scared, Scrappy Kid	25	(25)
Ed's Boy	25	(4)
The Terrible Cadet	29	(4)
Jimmy Brown	33	(2)
The Capsize Kid	35	(1)
A Classical Education	36	(10)
From Missionary to Madman	46	(1)
The Brief Good-Bye	47	(3)
It's Advertising, Stupid	50	(6)
Learn as You Go	50	(2)
Accept No Limits	52	(4)
The Brat Who Ate Atlanta	56	(13)
Redefining the Question	56	(5)
Going to the Movies	61	(3)
I Was Cable When Cable Wasn't Cool	64	(5)
Seize the Technology	69	(12)
Changing Television Forever	69	(8)
Ride the Leading Edge	77	(4)
A Sports Empire	81	(22)
Throwing Heat	81	(4)
Don't Touch the Grass	85	(5)
Home of the Braves	90	(7)
The Hawks and Other Teams	97	(2)
The Goodwill Games	99	(4)
The Next Big Thing	103	(33)
Challenge Up	103	(2)
The Worst of Deals, the Best of Deals	105	(10)
Time Warner	115	(10)
The Turner Style
Study the Past, Live in the Future	125	(1)
Hire Well, Then Delegate	126	(1)
Wealth	127	(4)
Power	131	(3)
Fame	134	(2)
The Demon Within	136	(19)
Feeling a Little Wacko	136	(2)
Mixed Morality	138	(5)
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry	143	(8)
So Many Gaffes, So Few Enemies	151	(1)
A High-Maintenance Guy	152	(3)
Family Values	155	(14)
She Ain't Much, But She's All I Got	155	(5)
Speak Up, Kids, Make Yourself Heard	160	(2)
Jane Fonda's Husband	162	(5)
Doing the Right Thing	167	(2)
The Return to Idealism	169	(30)
I Love Everything	169	(6)
Give Me Land, Lots of Land	175	(10)
Vermejo Park Ranch	180	(5)
The Quest for Peace	185	(2)
One Billion at a Time	187	(7)
Some Turner Charities	192	(2)
Ted for President---Not	194	(5)
Life Is Nice	199	(4)
Major Turner Properties	203	(2)
Timeline	205	(8)
Endnotes	213