Call Me Ted, the legendary media mogul’s biography, is fascinating reading, and I had Ted Turner’s life story very much in mind when I recently had the privilege of covering his 80th birthday party for CNN.
The guests included Al Gore, Jane Fonda, Wolf Blitzer, Christiane Amanpour, Sanjay Gupta, Judy Woodruff, Chris Tucker and other industry leaders and celebrities.
But while it was certainly an experience to be in the company of such accomplished individuals all paying tribute to CNN’s legendary founder,