Remembering media giant Ted Turner

About this episode

Lester Kiewit discusses the legacy of media pioneer Ted Turner with Jonathan Procter.

Lester Kiewit speaks to Primedia group CEO Jonathan Procter about the passing of his friend and media pioneer Ted Turner. Procter is former head of Bop TV, and partner to bringing CNN, the world’s first 24 hours news channel, to Africa.   Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show.  This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily.  Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit.  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with…

People in this episode

Host: Lester Kiewit

Guest: Jonathan Procter

Topics covered

• media
• Ted Turner
• interview
• CNN
• broadcasting
• news

Keywords

• Ted Turner
• media giant
• CNN
• broadcasting
• Primedia
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Primedia, Bop TV, CNN, CapeTalk

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