Call Me Ted is an
autobiographyAn autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
written by American businessman
Ted TurnerRobert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable television network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...
and released on November 10, 2008. The book was written over the course of three years with the help of
Bill Burke, a former executive for TBS. The book delves into several facets of Turner's personal life, including the death of his teenage sister, the suicide of his father, and his ten year marriage to
Jane FondaJane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou and, excluding a 15 year hiatus, has appeared in films ever since. She has won two Academy Awards and received several...
, an Academy Award
winning actressPerformance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
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Call Me Ted is an
autobiographyAn autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
written by American businessman
Ted TurnerRobert Edward "Ted" Turner III is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is known as founder of the cable television network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television...
and released on November 10, 2008. The book was written over the course of three years with the help of
Bill Burke, a former executive for TBS. The book delves into several facets of Turner's personal life, including the death of his teenage sister, the suicide of his father, and his ten year marriage to
Jane FondaJane Fonda is an American actress, writer, political activist, former fashion model and fitness guru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such as Barbarella and Cat Ballou and, excluding a 15 year hiatus, has appeared in films ever since. She has won two Academy Awards and received several...
, an Academy Award
winning actressPerformance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance while working within the film industry...
. Also discussed are some of Turner's more controversial business moves, such as the disastrous merger of his corporation
Time WarnerTime Warner Inc. is the world's largest entertainment conglomerate , as well as the world's fourth largest media conglomerate, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City...
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Critical reaction
Critical reaction to the book has been mixed. Chief amongst the concerns cited is that his desire not to dwell in the past raises inherent difficulties when writing an autobiography. However, the details of his business transactions have earned praise.