"Turner, who is now in his 80s, is still one of the country's top landowners, with roughly 2 million acres to his name, the majority of which is found on 13 sprawling ranches that together host the largest privately managed bison herd in the country, numbering over 45,000, according to his official website."
"In 1978, the CNN founder bought Hope Plantation, a roughly 5,000-acre South Carolina property that dates back to 1799. Turner continued to increase his footprint in the state the following year with the purchase of St. Phillips Island, a 4,600-acre barrier island off the state's coast. Other than two homes (a five-bedroom house and a manager's cottage) that the billionaire built there, St. Phillips remains largely undeveloped."
""Despite the health challenges it presents, Ted continues to remain resilient and engaged in his professional and personal endeavors," Turner Enterprises chief communications officer Phillip Evans said in January 2025."
Ted Turner, founder of CNN, remains one of the country's largest private landowners with roughly two million acres across 13 ranches. The ranches collectively host the largest privately managed bison herd in the United States, numbering over 45,000. Turner currently lives on one of his Montana ranches, where he fishes and enjoys the outdoors. Turner was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia in 2018, and company communications note that he remains resilient and engaged. South Carolina holdings once included Hope Plantation (about 5,000 acres), St. Phillips Island (4,600 acres), and Kinloch Plantation (5,800 acres).
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