Ted Turner

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Ted Turner is a Founder for CNN with 46 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1982 Senate Committee as a Vice Chairman for the Time Warner, Inc.. The year with the most videos was 1994 with four videos as a President and CEO for the Turner Broadcasting System. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2011 with an average of 7,298 views per program as a Chair for the Turner Enterprises. Most appearances with Bill Clinton (4), Mikhail Gorbachev (3), Jane Fonda (3). Most common tags: Cable Television, American Perspectives, Energy Policy.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 1980 - Present Founder, CNN

Videos: 5 c. January 1, 1998 - Present Founder and Chairman, United Nations Foundation

Videos: 4 c. January 1, 2010 - Present Chair, Turner Enterprises

Videos: 2 c. January 8, 2001 - Present Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Nuclear Threat Initiative

Videos: 1

Previously

Vice Chairman, AOL-Time Warner c. January 1, 2001 - c. January 29, 2003 Videos: 4 Vice Chairman, Time Warner, Inc. c. July 1, 1983 - c. January 1, 2001 Videos: 7 President and CEO, Turner Broadcasting System c. May 11, 1988 - c. January 15, 1997 Videos: 23

Recent Appearances

November 15, 2021
Cable Hall of Fame

The Cable Center honored the 2020 and 2021 entries into the Cable Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees included Jeff Zucker of…
June 21, 2013
Last Stand

Todd Wilkinson talked about his book, Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save A Troubled Planet, in which he presents a biography…
May 4, 2011
Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!

In his novel Ralph Nader imagines placing seventeen billionaires in one room to solve the country’s problems, from the redevelopment of…
April 19, 2011
Renewable and Alternative Energy

CNN Founder Ted Turner and energy entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens spoke about energy policy. They talked about their renewable and…