Turner was awarded an honorary B.A. from Brown University in November 1989 when he returned to campus to keynote the National Association of College Broadcasters second annual conference.
Turner foi galardoado cun BA honorario de a Universidade de Brown en novembro de 1989, cando regresou á escola para ser o orador principal de a Asociación Nacional de radiodifusores universitarios na súa segunda conferencia anual.