After 10 years of agonizing and reflecting over his incredible life, Tom Johnson has written his autobiography. Titled “Driven: A Life in Public Service and Journalism from LBJ to CNN,” the book details the ups and downs of his 84 years. “Driven” covers Johnson’s life — as a cub reporter for the Macon Telegraph, as […]
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Pat Mitchell on Sundance Film Festival: “Atlanta was a serious contender”
Atlantan Pat Mitchell has been part of the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival for decades. Mitchell joined the board in 1994 after getting to know Robert Redford when she was working on a documentary series about native Americans for Ted Turner. Redford asked her to join the Sundance board, and she served as […]
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Ted Turner’s dedication to world peace and saving the earth as critical now as ever
Ted Turner is turning 86 on Nov. 19, and a party was held at the Atlanta History Center exactly one week before his big day. On a big video screen in the auditorium, Turner was beamed in from his downtown Atlanta residence flanked by his daughters, Laura Turner Seydel and Jennie Turner Garlington, along with […]
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Name of TEDWomen is being changed to TEDNext
Big changes are happening with TEDWomen and Atlanta. It still is planning to hold conference in Atlanta, but not at the Woodruff Arts Center.
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2023 TEDWomen conference puts Atlanta in the global spotlight
A common refrain emerged after the three-day convening of TEDWomen in Atlanta from Oct. 11 to 13 when 1,200 people came for the first ever gathering of the group in the city.
