United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Starrs, Chris2005-04-02Encyclopedia article about Ted Turner. In the last three decades of the twentieth century, Ted Turner transformed himself into a modern-day icon whose work has made a significant impact nationally as well as in the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Known variously as a media titan, cable-TV pioneer, father of the Goodwill Games, owner of a World Series champion, skipper of a yacht that won the America's Cup, feature film producer, and restaurateur, Turner began by parlaying an overextended billboard company and a low-power television station into a communications giant.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Television broadcasting--Georgia--AtlantaBusinessmen--Georgia--AtlantaBusinesspeople--Georgia--AtlantaCable News NetworkTurner FoundationAtlanta Braves (Baseball team)Philanthropists--Georgia--AtlantaExecutives--Georgia--AtlantaTed Turner (b. 1938)Text