Ted Turner, a media magnate, philanthropist, and restauranteur, played a significant role in the Atlanta business and entertainment communities with the establishment of his Turner Broadcasting System in 1970. As the creator of CNN, the owner of the Atlanta Braves, and cofounder of the Nuclear Threat Initiative, Turner influenced a variety of arenas from the local to the international.
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