A portion of Spring Street was recently renamed after Ted Turner, an Atlanta business tycoon. Ted Turner Drive runs through downtown Atlanta serving as a permanent marker of his accomplishments.
“It’s very humbling to know that a city thought enough of you to name a portion of the city after you,” Turner said about the street.
Turner, founder of CNN, has lived in Atlanta most of his adult life. He is an important and revered figure to the city. Along with CNN, he has also owned the Atlanta Hawks and Braves, opened up a bison grill, and donated almost $400 million to charity.
“We have a living legend, and we wanted to make sure we honor him appropriately,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. Along with the city council, Reed was largely responsible for the change.
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In 1980, CNN first aired, making it the world’s first 24-hour global news network. It revolutionized the world of television news and made news much more accessible.
“[Without Turner], you wouldn’t know of a CNN because it wouldn’t exist,” Mayor Reed said. “Cable news as we know it today may not have existed because they didn’t have a visionary to actually come and create that.”
Not only is he a businessman, though—Turner is also an established philanthropist. Through the Turner foundation, he has donated about $380 million; much of that has gone to environmental health and safety. Despite his lifelong success, he still believes it’s his civic duty to help out those in need.
“One thing about being successful and making a whole lot of money, you start to realize that there are whole legions of people who are less fortunate,” Turner said. “If you have, why not give?”
Between business and philanthropy, advertising and television, it’s hard to argue that Turner did not deserve this gesture. His achievements influenced many aspects of the world we live in today. It’s only appropriate that the city of Atlanta would give
“It’s very humbling to know that a city thought enough of you to name a portion of the city after you,” Turner said about the street.
Turner, founder of CNN, has lived in Atlanta most of his adult life. He is an important and revered figure to the city. Along with CNN, he has also owned the Atlanta Hawks and Braves, opened up a bison grill, and donated almost $400 million to charity.
“We have a living legend, and we wanted to make sure we honor him appropriately,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. Along with the city council, Reed was largely responsible for the change.
Before he …show more content…
In 1980, CNN first aired, making it the world’s first 24-hour global news network. It revolutionized the world of television news and made news much more accessible.
“[Without Turner], you wouldn’t know of a CNN because it wouldn’t exist,” Mayor Reed said. “Cable news as we know it today may not have existed because they didn’t have a visionary to actually come and create that.”
Not only is he a businessman, though—Turner is also an established philanthropist. Through the Turner foundation, he has donated about $380 million; much of that has gone to environmental health and safety. Despite his lifelong success, he still believes it’s his civic duty to help out those in need.
“One thing about being successful and making a whole lot of money, you start to realize that there are whole legions of people who are less fortunate,” Turner said. “If you have, why not give?”
Between business and philanthropy, advertising and television, it’s hard to argue that Turner did not deserve this gesture. His achievements influenced many aspects of the world we live in today. It’s only appropriate that the city of Atlanta would give