In Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Edward Turner III was born.
He was known as Ted from a young age, whereas his father, Robert Edward Turner, Jr., was known as Ed.
Who was Ted Turner father Robert Edward Turner II?
During WWII, Ed Turner served in the Navy, and his family followed him to his Gulf Coast assignment, but Ted was left behind in a boarding school in Cincinnati.
Ed Turner relocated the family to Savannah, Georgia, when Ted was nine years old, and purchased a small billboard company that he called Turner Advertising.
Ted attended Georgia Military Academy, which is located near Atlanta.
Discipline was always strictly enforced in the Turner household.
Ted began working at a young age at the behest of his father, learning every element of the outdoor advertising business, from maintenance to financing.
Ted Turner’s childhood, however, was not all work.
Ed awarded his son with a sailing dinghy after the family business blossomed.
He began sailing at the age of nine and quickly acquired a passion for sailboat racing.
By the age of 11, he was competing in the Savannah Yacht Club’s junior regatta.
Ted Turner was transferred to the McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, when he was 12 years old.
Despite his initial opposition to the school’s discipline, he eventually emerged as a leader among his peers, winning the Tennessee debate championship.
