CNN's billionaire founder is 73, goes to bed at 9 with a sleep apnea mask, claims a shrink mistakenly branded him manic-depressive, still loves Jane but has four girlfriends he alternates weekly, still hates Rupert, loves Obama, believes the "Tea Party people are mean-spirited."
THR's Stephen Galloway profiles the narcissistic genius living in a time warp:
CNN is still the purveyor of "such interesting stories." Like Balloon Boy . . . Once a cable news monopoly, CNN consistently ranks #3 behind FNC and MSNBC in Nielsen ratings.



Think Ted's morphing into Howard Hughes? All stressed out and nowhere to go.
ReplyDeleteI once spent a week guest-hosting "Talkback Live", and one morning, as I was taking the elevator to the TBL offices at CNN Center, getting off another elevator was.....Ted himself.
ReplyDeleteIn bathrobe and slippers.
At the start of business hours, when the halls were full of people.
He spoke, walked over to his morning papers, grabbed them, and took the elevator back to his penthouse pad.
Great story, Jim! I think I was on that show once as a guest! Yeah, I was on it. 1985.
ReplyDeleteVia my BlackBerry
Sometimes when you grow to old, this is what happens to you. No one gives a rats ass about what you say. Sit down and shut up.
ReplyDeleteWish I'd known you were available!
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