In 1976, Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner found himself in trouble with Major League Baseball and fearing the worst from Commissioner Bowie Kuhn. Most owners would have laid low, apologized, and tried to smooth things over. Ted Turner had another idea entirely.
What followed at a Los Angeles hotel during baseball’s winter meetings became one of the strangest, funniest, and most “Turneresque” stories ever told.
Part tribute, part baseball history, and part Atlanta legend, this week’s Stories of Atlanta revisits a moment when the Mouth of the South turned controversy into theater and somehow managed to leave everyone wondering whether he was reckless, brilliant…or both.
Featuring Braves promotions legend Bob Hope’s firsthand account from his book We Could’ve Finished Last Without You, this episode offers a glimpse into the audacious personality that helped reshape Atlanta, broadcasting, sports, and the city’s identity itself.
From and unforgettable performance in the hotel’s restaurant to going mano a mano with The Man, it’s Ted Turner at full volume on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
