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AKA: Robert Edward Turner, III, R E Turner
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/19/1938
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
biography
Brash multimedia mogul whose broadcasting and entertainment empire achieved staggering size and breadth in the 1980s and 90s. Beginning in the family's outdoor advertising business selling rental space on billboards, Turner took over the company in 1963 and purchased Atlanta's local UHF station seven years later, forming the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). In 1976 Turner pioneered the "superstation" concept when he arranged to transmit the WTBS signal via satellite to cable systems around the country. The track record of Atlanta's sports teams became easy to follow when, within the next two
Moved with family from Cincinnati to Savannah, GA at age 9 (date approximate)
1960
Worked as general manager of Turner Advertising (his family's outdoor advertising business), Macon, GA, selling space on billboards
Bought family companies; became president and chief executive officer of various Turner Companies, Atlanta
1970
First entered broadcasting with purchase of the independent UHF TV station, Channel 17, in Atlanta; renamed WTBS
1976
Served as president, chairman of the board, Turner Broadcasting Systems (TBS), the nation's first "superstation", using satellite technology to carry its signal nationwide
