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At a UN Celebration for Ted Turner, Memories of a Man Who Saw the Power of Global Cooperation – WTOP News
The tribute highlighted his role in creating the United Nations Foundation and noted that his $1 billion pledge became the largest individual donation at the time.
- On Monday, diplomats and world leaders gathered in New York to celebrate CNN founder Ted Turner, who died in May at age 87 from Lewy body dementia.
- Inspired by a Mississippi washerwoman who donated her $150,000 life savings for scholarships, Turner donated $1 billion to the United Nations, launching the United Nations Foundation.
- Former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon said Turner "changed the trajectory of countries and lives around the world," while Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and CNN host Wolf Blitzer provided personal tributes.
- Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Turner "a one-of-a-kind visionary" whose work expanded the United Nations' reach on health, environment, and disarmament goals.
- Former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young recalled Turner looking beyond race, stating he saw "the spirit of God moving across this planet" in last week's election, emphasizing Turner's lasting influence.
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At a UN celebration for Ted Turner, memories of a man who saw the power of global cooperation – WTOP News
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One day decades ago, media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner heard about a washerwoman in Mississippi who donated her life savings of $150,
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One day decades ago, media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner heard about a washerwoman in Mississippi who donated her life savings of $150,000 for scholarships so that young people could go to
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At a UN celebration for Ted Turner, memories of a man who saw the power of global cooperation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — One day decades ago, media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner heard about a washerwoman in Mississippi who donated her life savings of $150,000 for scholarships so that young people could go to college. On Monday,…
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