Todd Wilkinson, author of LAST STAND

Entrepreneur and media mogul Ted Turner has commanded global attention for his dramatic personality, his founding of CNN, his marriage to Jane Fonda, and his company’s merger with Time Warner. But his green resume has gone largely ignored, even while his role as a pioneering eco-capitalist means more to Turner than any other aspect of his legacy. He currently owns more than two million acres of private land, and his bison herd exceeds 55,000 head, the largest in history. In 1997, Turner donated $1 billion to help save the UN, and he has recorded dozens of other firsts with regard to wildlife conservation, fighting nukes, and assisting the poor. He calls global warming the most dire threat facing humanity, and says that the tycoons of the future will be minted in the development of green, alternative renewable energy.

Last Stand, written by veteran journalist Todd Wilkinson, goes behind the scenes into Turner’s private life, exploring the man’s accomplishments and his motivations, showing the world a fascinating and flawed, fully three-dimensional character. From barnstorming the country with T. Boone Pickens on behalf of green energy to a pivotal night when he considered suicide, Turner is not the man the public believes him to be. Through Turner’s eyes, the reader is asked to consider another way of thinking about the environment, our obligations to help others in need, and the grave challenges threatening the survival of civilization.

Find out more about Todd Wilkinson, and listen to the program, on the radio or online.

• Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m. on Montana Public Radio
• Thursday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m. on Yellowstone Public Radio
• Sunday, March 31 at 3 p.m. on KSJD 
• Sunday, March 31 at 6 p.m. on Spokane Public Radio
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