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Remembering Ted Turner: A Transformative Legacy

Amanpour

CNN

News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week we remember when giants strode this earth - the life and legacy of CNN founder Ted Turner. First our conversation from his Montana ranch in 2015, where he told me about the uphill battle to make 24-hour news, his fight to conserve the planet and banish nuclear weapons, and his difficult relationship with his father. Then memories from veteran journalist and author Walter Isaacson, about his years as Chairman and CEO of CNN under our founder. We also discuss his new book on America’s founding principles and the greatest sentence ever written. Plus, we turn to Christiane’s archive, as Britain’s broadcasting legend David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday. We hear about his greatest moments bringing the wonders of the natural world into our living rooms.         Air date: May 9, 2026 Guests: Ted Turner (archive) Walter Isaacson David Attenborough (archive) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to the Ammonpore Hour.

0:10.0

Here's where we're headed this week.

0:12.0

We remember when giants strode this earth,

0:15.0

the life and legacy of CNN founded Ted Turner,

0:19.0

who launched a media revolution for America and the world.

0:22.6

There's not one blemish on my honor in my entire 76 year career, not once.

0:29.6

First, our conversation at his Montana ranch, where he told me about the uphill battle to make 24-hour news,

0:36.6

his fight to conserve the planet and banished nuclear

0:40.3

weapons and his difficult relationship with his father. Then, memories from journalist and author

0:46.3

Walter Isaacson about his years, a CNN president under our founder, in his new book on America's

0:53.3

Founding Fathers, he talks about the greatest sentence ever written.

0:57.0

We have to realize, go back to that declaration, we're all in this together.

1:02.0

Also ahead, Britain's broadcasting legend, the beloved David Attenborough celebrates his 100th birthday.

1:08.0

He brought the wonders of our natural world into our living

1:12.4

rooms in color for the first time from my archives we hear about that great gift

1:18.5

he gave us all welcome to the program everyone I'm Christiana Manpur anchoring

1:26.9

from home this weekend for a special show dedicated to Ted Turner, our extraordinary founder and fearless leader, the visionary who died on Wednesday at the age of 87. So this week we show you what made him so special. A savant ahead of every curve. The man who launched a global media

1:45.9

revolution with CNN and 24-7 news. The man who actually did change the world. The quintessential

1:53.4

American entrepreneur, the handsome, swashbuckling, daring America's Cup champion. The peace activist

2:00.0

who wanted to eradicate nuclear weapons

2:02.6

and break down barriers between people and nations, the first of the modern-day American

2:07.9

philanthropists and, of course, a passionate conservationist, one of the largest single private

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