Big House on the Prairie

Big House on the Prairie

Forbes Big House on the Prairie By Ann Abel When Ted Turner was a boy in Savannah, Ga., he loved to hunt and fish. After he was turned in to the local police for shooting a squirrel on a neighbor’s property with a BB gun and fined by a judge, he had an epiphany. “I...
Taking over America’s largest private estate

Taking over America’s largest private estate

THE TELEGRAPH By Claire Wrathall July 20, 2016 Like so many tycoons, Ted Turner, the founder of CNN (among other media, energy and hospitality enterprises), is a man of no little property. He owns a staggering two million acres of land, and since 1987, when he...
Ted Turner Receives Forbes 400 Lifetime Award

Ted Turner Receives Forbes 400 Lifetime Award

NEW YORK (June 8, 2016) – Today, Forbes hosts its fifth annual Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy under the theme “Moonshots — Big Bets for Social Change.”  This exclusive event brings together 200 of the world’s leading philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and...
Deal of the Year

Deal of the Year

The Land Report 2015 Deal of the Year By Eric O’Keefe STANDING BUTTE RANCH An extraordinary swath of Great Plains native prairie was days away from auction. Then Ted Turner stepped up. Click here for the Land Report article...
Bison Bison Bison

Bison Bison Bison

The New Yorker Bison Bison Bison By Elif Bautman On Monday, President Obama signed legislation honoring the American bison, also known as the buffalo, as this country’s first national mammal. In temperament, physique, and symbolism, it is difficult to imagine a...