We all start somewhere and for Robert Edward Turner III it all started in Cincinnati, Ohio at the McCallie School. He was a member of the National Forensics League. (NFL) It was at this school that he won the Tennessee debate championship. Robert Edward Turner was also known today as Ted Turner. His father, Robert Turner II also known as Ed Turner, purchased a billboard company and changed the name to Turner Advertising. Ted learned every aspect of the outdoor advertising business at his father's insistence. He learned from maintenance to finance, but he didn't just do work, he sailed on the dinghy his father gave him. “At the age of nine he began sailing and soon developed a passion for sailing. At age 11 he was competing in the Savannah Yacht Club junior regatta.” (Result). Ted's father wanted him to attend Harvard, but his grades weren't high enough for him to get in, so Ted attended Brown University. After school, he returned home to his father's company, where his father assigned him the position of assistant position manager of the Atlanta branch of Turner Advertising. Ted inherited the business at 24 when his father took his own life after the business took a turn for the worse and he fell into debt. By the end of the decade Ted had built the company into the largest billboard company in the Southeast. (Result).Ted began to realize that most of the business was in radio and television. He started by buying radio stations and purchased a failing broadcast station that was located in Atlanta. He also bought a second one in North Carolina. “Both stations were losing money, but Turner bravely carried on. He began purchasing old movies and TV shows, securing the broadcast rights directly, so he could show them over and over again with... half a sheet of paper... member of FL and this helped him on his path to greatness. Becoming a member of the team, of the family, is the first springboard towards success. Works Cited Achievement, Academy of. Ted Turner Biography. nd. Burke, Bill. Meet Ted. 2008. .Edwards, Richard E. Competitive Debate: The Official Guide. Indianapolis: Penguin Group, 2008. book.Harvard. Ted Turner. nd .Kristof, Nicholas D. How Giving Became Beautiful. December 26, 2012. December 18, 2013. .NFL. NFL Alumni Network. nd Website. Website, Biography Channel. Ted Turner. nd. .