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The Press Box

Remembering Ted Turner, the Man Who Owned the Media, With Jason Gay

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.43.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Press Box, Bryan is joined by The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay to discuss Ted Turner's legacy following his death at the age of 87. They talk about the creation of CNN (8:40), what he meant in the world of sports (19:43), how his legacy will carry on (32:49), and much more. Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Jason GayProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, and Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Some follow the noise.

0:03.3

Bloomberg follows the money.

0:05.4

Because behind every headline is a bottom line.

0:09.3

Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,

0:13.8

there's a money side to every story.

0:16.5

And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.

0:22.6

Get the money side of the story. Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.

0:25.6

Hello, media consumers.

0:42.6

Welcome to a special edition, or I might say, emergency edition of the press box.

0:48.2

It's Brian Curtis.

0:49.4

It's producers, Isaiah Blakely and Bruce Baldwin.

0:52.2

And it's an old friend of this podcast.

0:55.6

You know him as a Wall Street journal columnist

0:58.4

and also podcaster.

1:00.3

You know him as the mouth of the south

1:02.1

as the king of Obitz.

1:06.1

He's Jason Gaye.

1:07.2

Jason, welcome back to the press box.

1:09.1

You can just call me the press box Grim Reaper.

1:12.3

You know, if you see me in your feed, you should just go find a nearby flame and put your

1:17.7

hand on it because you might not be alive anymore.

1:20.9

That's what I'm here for, Brian, and I'm here to serve.

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