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Maggie Baird speaks at the Captain Planet Foundation Gala in Atlanta on March 15, 2025.

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How a nonprofit founded by Maggie Baird, mom of Billie Eilish, provides hot meals to Atlanta youth

In Georgia to receive an award from the Captain Planet Foundation, Baird shared about her organization Support + Feed and its mission to fight food insecurity amid climate change.

March 19, 2025
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  • Kristi York Wooten

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CNN founder Ted Turner in rehab facility after recent hospitalization with pneumonia

Turner, who celebrated his 86th birthday in November, is expected to make a full recovery, spokesperson says.

January 07, 2025
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  • GPB News Staff
Ted Turner is pictured at the Atlanta Fulton County Stadium in an undated photo. Turner is the subject of a new documentary series, 'Call Me Ted," which premiered on Max on Nov. 13, 2024.

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'Call Me Ted' is a riveting look at the life of CNN cofounder Ted Turner

A new documentary series about the Atlanta icon features juicy stories about the rise and fall of his media empire, his love affair with actress Jane Fonda and his family’s philanthropy.

November 15, 2024
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
Current and former CNN employees gather in front of the iconic red letters on June 1, 2023 to mark the network's 43 years. The sign will be moved to the company's Techwood location this year.

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CNN is 43. Founder Ted Turner says the network's 'story is being rewritten'

To mark the anniversary, more than 500 CNN alumni gathered downtown in front of the iconic red letters that will be relocated to the company's Techwood location.

June 02, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
On the left, a cover of Lisa Napoli's book "Up All Night," which features multicolored pixelated background over the text "Up All Night: CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News." On the right, a photo of Lisa Napoli.

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Author Lisa Napoli's New Book 'Up All Night' Tells The Story Of Ted Turner's Moonshot To Launch CNN

Author Lisa Napoli joined On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott for an Atlanta History Center Virtual Author Talk, where she discussed her latest book, "Up All Night."

July 17, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
WarnerMedia's Techwood campus was named in Turner's honor Friday.

Ted Turner Honored With Dedication Of WarnerMedia's Atlanta Campus

The founder of CNN and business mogul Ted Turner was honored Friday at a dedication of WarnerMedia's campus in Atlanta.

December 06, 2019
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  • Ross Terrell

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On Second Thought For Wednesday, July 31, 2019

A stretch of I-85 in southwest Georgia is a proving ground for technologies that could make such roadways ecologically sustainable. Allie Kelly,...

July 31, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 5 more
Ted Turner speaks with anchors before a CNN newscast.

Decades After CNN, Ted Turner Still Inspires Journalists

Before there were cellphone push alerts and before Americans turned to social media for news updates, Ted Turner started the world’s first 24-hour all...

July 18, 2019
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Sophia Saliby

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