Ted Turner Was “Generational Entrepreneur,” David Zaslav Asserts (With A Nod To Mentor John Malone) Of CNN Founder On WBD Q1 Earnings Call

If you thought David Zaslav had said all he had to say on the life and death of CNN founder Ted Turner today in his memo to Warner Bros Discovery staff earlier Wednesday, think again.

“Ted was a generational entrepreneur, someone who believed deeply in the power of ideas and in telling stories and building platforms that could inform, connect and inspire people around the globe,” the still WBD CEO declared at the top of the company’s Q1 earnings call this afternoon. His global vision for our industry was way before its time and presently powerful.

Then Zas made an odd shout out to his own mentor.

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