By subject Humanities and Social Sciences Sit in on 'A Conversation with Ted Turner' Nov. 19 at UNC
| Sit in on 'A Conversation with Ted Turner' Nov. 19 at UNC |
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Former PBS President Pat Mitchell will interview Ted Turner, the pioneering founder of CNN – the world’s first 24-hour cable news network – about his work, philanthropy and life on Nov. 19 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The free public program, “A Conversation with Ted Turner,” will be at 4 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Turner comes to UNC as the Frey Foundation Distinguished Visiting Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative will co-sponsor the program.
As owner and chairman of Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS Inc.), Turner launched some of the most recognized brands in the world, including flagship TBS Superstation (TBS), Turner Network Television (TNT), Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Cartoon Network. Turner’s most successful network, CNN, revolutionized news media practices with its “all news, all the time” format and attention to international coverage. TBS Inc. and its various networks and brands are now owned by Time Warner. Currently, Turner chairs the Turner Foundation, which supports efforts to improve air and water quality, develop a sustainable energy future, maintain wildlife habitat protection and develop practices and policies to curb population growth rates. He co-chairs the Nuclear Threat Initiative, chairs the United Nations Foundation and is a partner in Ted’s Montana Grill, a restaurant chain with 51 locations worldwide. Turner also chairs Turner Enterprises Inc., which manages his business interests, investments and land holdings, including two million acres in the United States and Argentina and more than 45,000 head of bison. He is a partner in DT Solar, which provides clean power solutions through solar energy technology. In 2000, Mitchell became the first woman to be president and chief executive officer of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Today she is president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television and Radio), with locations in New York City and Los Angeles. The Paley Center’s vast assortment of radio, television and advertising content serves as a lens for exploring the powerful impact of media on life, culture and society. The center is home to an international collection of more than 140,000 programs covering almost 100 years of television and radio history. During Mitchell’s 30-year career as a journalist, producer and media executive, her work has received 44 Emmy Awards and two Academy Award nominations. She is vice chair of the Sundance Institute board; a founding member of Mikhail Gorbachev’s global environmental organization, Global Green USA; a member of the Human Rights Watch board of directors; a member of the Mayo Clinic’s board of trustees; and on the corporate boards of Bank of America, Participant Productions and Sun Microsystems Inc. College of Arts and Sciences contact: Dee Reid, (919) 843-6339,
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