The Demons Of Ted Turner
August, 1983
It was not my intention to deal with the much-talked-about but rarely reported dark side of Ted Turner's personality. I went South to explore the revolution in American television that Turner has sparked nearly single-handedly. He is one of the entrepreneurial giants of our time. His talent lies not necessarily in the conception of a new product--Home Box Office beat him to the notion of full-time satellite relay, and others before him had dreamed about a round-the-clock news operation. But it i...
