name: Ted Turner
birth_date: 1938-11-19 00:00:00
genres: Business & Investing, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs
avg_rating: 4.06
ratings_count: 2223
about: Little Known Facts About TedOnly one of a few people who have been on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine for different reasons Currently holds 42 honorary degrees from such institutions as Brown University (Providence, R.I.), Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.), The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.) and Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, Miss.) Number of sailing trophies won: 176 Favorite movie: Gone With the Wind Favorite meal: A bison cheeseburger from Ted's Montana Grill with fries and an Arnold Palmer (half iced tea, half lemonade) Appeared on over 115 magazine/weekly publication covers Has a national debate named after him - The National Forensic League's Ted Turner Public Forum Debate Largest individual landowner in the Little Known Facts About TedOnly one of a few people who have been on the cover of Sports Illustrated and Time magazine for different reasons Currently holds 42 honorary degrees from such institutions as Brown University (Providence, R.I.), Morehouse College (Atlanta, Ga.), The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.) and Mississippi University for Women (Columbus, Miss.) Number of sailing trophies won: 176 Favorite movie: Gone With the Wind Favorite meal: A bison cheeseburger from Ted's Montana Grill with fries and an Arnold Palmer (half iced tea, half lemonade) Appeared on over 115 magazine/weekly publication covers Has a national debate named after him - The National Forensic League's Ted Turner Public Forum Debate Largest individual landowner in the United States (owns approximately two million acres of personal and ranch land) Purchased his first bison in 1976; current bison herd is approximately 50,000 head, which is the largest private herd in the world Has visited all seven continents ...more