Ted Turner managed one Braves game — and forever changed professional sports

Ted Turner managed one Braves game — and forever changed professional sports

Ted Turner, the media tycoon who died Wednesday, had a unique business sense that led him to (among other things) create America’s first 24-hour cable news channel, establish the concept of a “superstation” and pocket many billions of dollars

Ted Turner forever changed the way we consume sports

Credit: Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports We live in an on-demand entertainment society, so it may be hard for younger generations to grasp the following concept. There was a time when sports weren’t as easily accessible as they are now. In fact, watching an out-of-town team during the regular season was a rare treat and considered appointment television. Ted Turner helped change that. By buying the Atlanta Braves in 1976 and putting them on his Turn…