TIRED TED TURNER
Ted Turner is fun to read about. The media mogul has always been famous for his hard-chargin’ attitude and savvy market strategies. “Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way” has been his life motto as well as his desk ornament for years. Now he says he is tired. For good reason. I’m tired of working seven days a week from sun up to sun down, he is quoted as saying. The man has made a fortune. Cable television launched the dynamo of his recent fortunes; countless business diversifications have fueled the success. He once earned fame as the victorious “Captain Courageous” in America’s Cup Yachting. He once bid unsuccessfully to purchase a major network. Ted has bought things. Like a museum full of classic movies (they used to be black and white) and buffalo herds (he is a leading preservationist for the breed) and ranches (in several states) and enough land to make him owner of 1.5 percent of the…
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