Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise. Never before has the controversial businessman shared his personal journey. Ted turner was born on november 19, 1938 in cincinnati, ohio, usa as robert edward turner iii. Jane fonda, especially, provides intriguing insights into ted s inner drive and character. Call me ted navy general library program downloadable books. These words of fatherly advice helped shape ted turner s remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made ted into one of the most amazing personalities of our time. The book was written over the course of three years with the help of bill burke, a former executive for tbs.
Call me ted is an autobiography written by american businessman ted turner, released on november 10, 2008. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading call me ted. Always forthright, he tells you what makes him tick and what ticks him off, and delivers an honest account of what hes all about. Call me ted by ted turner with bill burke read by ted turner, nick sullivan, richmond hoxie, sherman howard, and maggiemeg reed hachette audio, 2008 an unabridged recording on cds isbn 10. The one place i felt like i fit in was out on a boat and, fortunately, trials for the freshman sailing team began right away. A shrewd businessman, an outspoken maverick, and a generous philanthropist, ted turners story is the stuff of legend. Turner, ted, cable news network, businesspeople, telecommunication publisher new york. Call me ted navy general library program downloadable. Call me ted hardcover 11 december 2008 by ted turner author, bill burke author 4. Call me ted ebook by ted turner 9780446543361 rakuten kobo. Call me ted by ted turner, bill burke, paperback barnes. Its sadly easy now to forget what a colossus ted turner was in 1991 and in the surrounding years. Call me ted by ted turner meet your next favorite book. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device.
In addition to cnn, he founded wtbs, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. But his green resume has gone largely ignored, even while his role as a pioneering ecocapitalist means more to turner than any other aspect of his legacy. Call me ted by ted turner and bill burke overview early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise these words of fatherly advice helped shape ted turners remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made ted into one of. This audio, which is disks long, is read by the man himself. Call me ted by ted turner and bill burke grand central publishing, 2008 isbn 9780446581899. In this exceptional book, turner spares no details of his extraordinary career and provides fascinating businesses insights along the way. These words of fatherly advice helped shape ted turner s remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and. In addition to this insightful foray into turner s life, this audiobook also includes a selection of short, ted stories. Tags ted book stories for ted book an audition tape leads to one of our most powerful talks of all time. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Ted turner tells story of his rise, decline in new book. His story will educate, enlighten, entertain, and inspire for the first time, turner will tell the public how he went from being a young billboard salesman in the south to being the largest private landowner in the country. Ted turner s writing style may not be to everyones taste, but the story gets more interesting in the second half of the book how he created cnn, in particular, and then how it all started to fall apart when time warner merged with aol. Nov 10, 2008 call me ted by ted turner and bill burke on audio is an adventurous ride through ted turner s life from his childhood to his retirement.
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Along the way, ted s friends, colleagues, and family are equally revealing in their unique ted stories which are peppered throughout the book. Like during my first several days there i really did feel like a fish out of water. Inspiring and entertaining, call me ted sheds new light on one of the greatest visionaries of our time. Entrepreneur and media mogul ted turner has commanded global attention for his dramatic personality, his founding of cnn, his marriage to jane fonda, and his companys merger with time warner. Ted turner truly is the great american maverick of our time. Turner plunged into the deal for freeagent outfielder matthews mouth first. Ted turner a candid conversation about bigtime sports, sex, money and the. It inspires such devotion that once a year, thousands of. These words of fatherly advice helped shape ted turners remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and unique style that has made ted into one of. The great american maverick of our time releases his longawaited memo. Nov 10, 2008 listen to call me ted audiobook by bill burke, ted turner. Along the way, teds friends, colleagues, and family are equally revealing in their unique ted stories which are peppered throughout the book.
Zak ebrahim is the son of a terroristhis father helped plan the bombing of the world trade center in 1993. In 2001, under aol time warner control, it was sold to the competing world wrestling federation. Robert edward turner iii born november 19, 1938 in cincinnati, ohio is an american media mogul and philanthropist. In 2008 turner released his autobiography, call me ted. In 1988, turner purchased world championship wrestling. James joyces ulysses is widely considered to be both a literary masterpiece and one of the hardest works of literature to read. These words of fatherly advice helped shape ted turners remarkable life, but they only begin to. Call me ted by ted turner and bill burke on audio is an adventurous ride through ted turner s life from his childhood to his retirement. He is the founder of cnn, turnerbrodcastsystemtbsand tntnetwork he was previously married to jane fonda, jane shirley smith and judy nye. This audio edition of call me ted is read by turner, himself, along with nick sullivan, richmond hoxie, sherman howard, and maggiemeg reed. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Oct 24, 2017 james joyces ulysses is widely considered to be both a literary masterpiece and one of the hardest works of literature to read.
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Learning the value of hard work at an early age, and any age, will always pay off down the road. Call me ted by ted turner and bill burke on audio is an adventurous ride through ted turners life from his childhood to his retirement. Ted turner, byname of robert edward turner iii, born november 19, 1938, cincinnati, ohio, u. Dec 11, 2008 call me ted hardcover 11 december 2008 by ted turner author, bill burke author 4. These words of fatherly advice helped shape ted turners remarkable life, but they only begin to explain the colorful, energetic, and. Follow ted turner and explore their bibliography from s ted turner author page. The ted talks channel features the best talks and performances from the ted conference, where the worlds leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less. As a businessman, he is best known as the founder of the cable television network cnn, the first dedicated 24hour cable news channel. Call me ted by ted turner overdrive rakuten overdrive.