Turner got his start in 1970 when he bought a struggling Atlanta TV station and turned it profitable. He then used satellite technology to beam the station nationwide, creating one of the first cable “superstations.” That success led to Turner Broadcasting System and a string of influential networks, including CNN—the first 24-hour news channel—along with TNT, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies. In 1996, his company was acquired by Time Warner in a $7.5 billion deal.
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