By Jake Nichols on June 11, 2013
JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Respected author and journalist Todd Wilkinson just released his new book on media mogul and billionaire Ted Turner. Wilkinson won Turner’s respect and confidence during a years-long process after the founder of CNN and TBS, and former owner of the Atlanta Braves baseball team, moved to Western Montana near where Wilkinson lives in Bozeman.
In the book, Last Stand: Ted Turner’s Quest to Save a Troubled Planet, (Lyons Press), Wilkinson discovers a softer side of the brash businessman and explores Turner’s “green” underbelly. Turner has quietly (and that’s saying something for the provocateur) bought up 16 ranches in six states. In New Mexico alone, Turner’s holdings equate to one percent of the state’s land.
Wilkinson’s book already is receiving high praise from noted reviewers, including kudos from diverse personalities who know Turner like Mikhail Gorbachev and Tom Brokaw.
The Library Foundation’s Howling Wolf Tour auction will include a talk by Wilkinson in the Ordway Auditorium 7 p.m., Thursday.
Click here to read full interview with author Todd Wilkinson.
