- Ted Turner
Robert Edward Turner III (born in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. As a businessman, he is best known as the founder of the cable television network CNN, the first dedicated 24-hour cable news channel. In addition to CNN, he founded WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. As a philanthropist, he is well known for his $1 billion pledge to the United Nations donated through his United Nations Foundation. - Corey Reynolds
Corey Reynolds is an American musical theatre, television, and film actor known for originating the role of Seaweed in the Broadway adaptation of "Hairspray", as well as in shows such as the TNT crime show "The Closer". Reynolds was born in Richmond, Virginia and left in 1996 to pursue an acting career, eventually moving to California. There, he was cast in a touring production of the revue "Smokey Joe's Cafe", … - Jon Tenney
Jonathan F. W. Tenney (born December 16, 1961 in Princeton, New Jersey) is an American actor. Tenney received his B.A. degree from Vassar College, where he majored in drama and philosophy. He then studied at Juilliard, after which he made his professional debut starring in a touring production of "The Real Thing" directed by Mike Nichols. This led to his working steadily on and off-Broadway, as well as in regional theater. - Reggie Miller
Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. Miller spent the entirety of his 18-year NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. Miller was known for his precision three-point field goal shooting, especially in clutch situations. He holds the NBA record for career three-pointers made (2,560). Currently, he works as an NBA commentator (along with his sister Cheryl) for TNT. - Michael Paul Chan
Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950 in San Francisco, California) is a third generation Chinese American actor of television and film. Some of his recent television work includes Judge Lionel Ping on "Arrested Development", "Robbery Homicide Division", and Detective Mike Tao on the TNT series "The Closer". He also recently played the role of Dr. Louis Rob in "Mrs. Harris" and appears in the independent film, "Americanese". - Michael M. Robin
Michael M. Robin is an American television producer and director, most notable for his work as an executive producer on the FX series, "Nip/Tuck" where he is also a frequent director. Robin is also currently an executive producer/director on the TNT series, "The Closer". Previously, Robin was a producer/director on several notable television series including "NYPD Blue", "Popular", "Kingpin", "C-16:FBI", and "MDs". - Kenny Smith
Kenny "The Jet" Smith (born March 8 1965, in Queens, New York City) is a retired American professional basketball player and current TV announcer. He attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, graduating in 1983. When Smith graduated from North Carolina in 1987, he held the school record for most assists with 768. Smith played ten seasons in the NBA. During his career, Smith played for the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, Detroit Pistons, … - Jamie Kellner
Jamie Kellner is an American television executive. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a division of Time Warner which includes TBS, TNT, and Cartoon Network. Kellner took over the post in 2001 and handed over the company to Philip Kent in 2003. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of ACME Communications, a post held since 1997. - Bill Porter
Bill Porter is an American salesman for the Watkins Company. Born with cerebral palsy, Porter became quite well known in 1995, when an Oregon newspaper wrote a series of feature stories about him. Born in September 9,1932 in California, Porter moved to Portland, Oregon with his mother at a young age. He was unable to gain employment due to his cerebral palsy, but refused to go on disability. - Bill Weber
Bill Weber (born 1957 in Middletown, New Jersey) is now TNT's lap-by-lap announcer for their NASCAR Nextel Cup Series coverage, and a former lap-by-lap announcer for NBC's NASCAR coverage. Weber is still a part of NBC Sports as he is the lead announcer for Champ Car World Series events and other racing series that are shown on the network. Weber's career began at WISH-TV in Indianapolis as a sports reporter while a student at Butler University. - Benny Parsons
Benny Parsons was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS, ESPN, NBC and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) champion. He was nicknamed "BP" and "The Professor", the latter in part because of his popular remarks and relaxed demeanor. - Allen Bestwick
Allen Bestwick (born on September 24, 1961 in Newport, Rhode Island) is a NASCAR pit reporter, serving as one of ESPN and ABC's pit reporters for their NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series coverage. Prior to that, Bestwick worked for NBC and TNT on their NASCAR coverage, serving as play-by-play man until 2005 and spending the last two seasons as the lead pit reporter. - Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall (born September 30, 1956) is an American actor and film director. Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan to Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis, who owned a construction company. Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical "Dreamgirls". He originated the role of Marty, James "Thunder" Early's original manager. Curtis-Hall has appeared in numerous films including Sugar Hill, Crooklyn, and Drop Squad. - Phil Alden Robinson
Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) in Long Beach, New York, is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include "Field of Dreams", "Sneakers", and "The Sum of All Fears". He graduated Union College in Schenectady, New York with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Union College in 1996. - Craig Sager
Craig Sager (born in Batavia, Illinois), is currently a journalist for TNT. Before working for CBS, he worked in Kansas City, Missouri for KMBC, as well as WINK in Fort Myers, Florida, WTSB in St. Petersburg, Florida, and WXLT in Sarasota, Florida. Sager normally works as a sideline reporter for "The NBA on TNT". Previously, he has worked at CNN and TBS for the Goodwill Games, Pan American Games, and 1990 World Cup. - Ernie Johnson Jr.
Ernie Johnson Jr. (born in 1956 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a sports broadcaster for TNT and TBS. - Kevin Harlan
Kevin Harlan (born June 21, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American television sports announcer. The son of retiring Green Bay Packers executive Bob Harlan, he currently broadcasts NFL and college basketball games on CBS. Harlan is also a play-by-play announcer for the NBA on TNT, and co-hosts Kansas City radio station WHB-AM's "Crunch Time" with local broadcast veterans Dave Stewart and Frank Boal. - Phil Parsons
Phil Parsons (born June 21, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former NASCAR driver. He is also the younger brother of 1973 Winston Cup champion and NBC/TNT commentator Benny Parsons. Years later, he returned to the Busch Series, where he enjoyed modest success. He is now a commentator for Speed Channel's coverage of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. - Mike Fratello
Mike Fratello (born February 24, 1947 in Hackensack, New Jersey) is a professional basketball coach and is also known as The Czar of the Telestrator because of his mastery of the telestrator. He previously coached the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. Fratello has the most wins of any Memphis coach and under Fratello Memphis made the playoffs two years in a row. He has also coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Atlanta Hawks. - Hal Turner
Harold "Hal" Turner (born March 15, 1962) is an American White Nationalist Internet radio talk show host from North Bergen, New Jersey. His program, "The Hal Turner Show", was broadcast from his home in North Bergen via the Internet on Wednesday evenings. He is also the owner and operator of the Turner Radio Network (not related to Ted Turner's Turner Broadcasting networks such as TNT, TBS, CNN, etc.). In 2000, … - Josey Scott
Josey Scott (born Joseph Sappington May 3, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee) is the lead singer of post-grunge band Saliva. In addition to the success associated with his band Saliva, Scott garnered fame from a duet with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Together, they wrote and performed "Hero", which was used as one of the theme songs to the 2002 film "Spider-Man". He made a cameo appearance on Jay-Z's "Takeover" on his 2001 album The Blueprint. - Cheryl Miller
Cheryl Miller (born on January 3, 1964 in Riverside, California) is a former college basketball player and coach. Her superior athletic ability and engaging personality made her an elite figure in sports. She is currently a sideline reporter for NBA games on TNT having worked as a sports commentator for ABC, TBS and ESPN as well. In 1995, Miller was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. - Joseph M. Marshall III
Joseph M. Marshall III is a Lakota historian, writer, teacher, craftsman, administrator, and public speaker. His first language is Lakota. He can craft a Lakota bow in the traditional style, has helped found a hospital and a university, and makes his home on the Northern Plains with his wife. Also, he helped in the cause to put wolves back into Yellowstone National Park. Joseph Marshall III has several notable television connections and appearances. - David Aldridge
David Aldridge (born February 10, 1965 in Washington, D.C.) is a sports analyst for the television cable network, TNT. Aldridge is a graduate of American University and worked as a writer for "The Washington Post", where he spent nine years. During that time Aldridge was a beat writer covering Georgetown University basketball, the Washington Bullets and Washington Redskins. He also covered the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, … - Elizabeth Reaser
Elizabeth Ann Reaser (b. June 15 1975, Bloomfield, Michigan) is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is a former student of the Juilliard School. She may be best known for co-starring in the feature films "Stay" and "The Family Stone". In October 2004, "Interview" magazine hailed her as one of the "14 To Be" emerging creative women. - Steve Jones
Stephen (Steve) Howard "Snapper" Jones (born October 17 1942, in Alexandria, Louisiana) is one of the most esteemed and watched National Basketball Association (NBA) television analysts. After serving as an analyst on "The NBA on NBC" for 13 years, Jones now works in that same position for ABC, ESPN, and NBATV. Jones' broadcasting career began in 1976 (the season after he retired as a player with the Portland Trail Blazers), … - Donna Murphy
Donna Murphy (born March 7, 1959 in Corona, Queens, New York) is an American stage, film and television actress. She was raised in Hauppauge, Long Island and Topsfield, Massachusetts. She won the first of two Tony Awards for Best Actress, along with a Drama League Award for her portrayal of Fosca in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Passion" (televised on PBS' American Playhouse). She was awarded her second Tony and Drama League Awards, … - Alicia Coppola
Alicia Coppola (born April 12, 1968) is an American television actress. She was born in Huntington, New York. She started her TV career as a hostess on the MTV game show "Remote Control". In 1991, she was hired to play vixen Lorna Devon on the soap opera "Another World"; she played the role until 1994. Her better-known TV jobs include a recurring role on "Trinity" (1998-1999), … - Chad McCumbee
Chad McCumbee (born October 15, 1984) is an American stock car driver, whom has acted. He was born in Supply, North Carolina. He currently drives the #08 The GPS Store/Garmin International Chevrolet Silverado for Green Light Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He finished fourth in the RE/MAX Series point standings in 2005, his first full year of competition. He is also known for his portrayal of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in "3: The Dale Earnhardt Story". - William J. MacDonald
William J. MacDonald is an American film and television writer and producer. MacDonald is a graduate of Georgetown University, and has a law degree from Fordham University in New York. With a background in international trade and business affairs, MacDonald eventually rose to run the famed Hollywood Producer Robert Evans' production company at Paramount Pictures. MacDonald is responsible for producing such films as "Silver", "Jade", … - Anthony Denison
Anthony John Sarrero (born 1950 in New York) is American actor. The eldest of three, he was raised in Harlem. Before acting he worked for John Hancock Insurance as a life insurance agent in Poughkeepsie, New York. At the same time he was acting, starring in several stage productions in the New Paltz, New York locale. His surname "Denison" was taken from his friend Jan Denison during his days as an actor and director at a nonprofit theater in the late 1970s. - Billy Kratzert
William August "Billy" Kratzert (born June 29, 1952) is an American professional golfer and sportscaster, who has played on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. Kratzert was born in Quantico, Virginia when his dad was in the service but spent most of his youth in Indiana. His father was head pro for over 20 years at the Fort Wayne Country Club. He attended the University of Georgia in Athens, … - Gage Golightly
Gage Golightly (born on September 5, 1993) is an American actress. Gage was the star of the horror mini-series "5ive Days to Midnight" and the TNT series "Heartland". Gage has also appeared in "Speakeasy", "Sudbury", "A Carol Christmas", "The Long Shot", and the hit show "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" as Vanessa. Gage has been noted by some to resemble actress Drew Barrymore In addition, she is 5'4, … - Enrico Sabbatini
Enrico Sabbatini (b. January 1, 1932; d. November 25, 1998) was an Italian-born costume designer and production designer for the theater and cinema industries. Sabbatini was born in Spoleto, in the province of Umbria. His creations were usually very lavish and detailed, made for epoch movies. In 1986 he won the award for best costume design by the British Academy, as well as a nomination for the Oscar for his work in "The Mission". - Frank von Zerneck
Frank von Zerneck (born 1940 in New York City) is an American television producer. Zerneck's career began as a theater producer in Los Angeles, but moved to television in 1975 in a collaboration with Robert Greenwald, which resulted in the Emmy nominated docudrama "21 Hours at Munich". In 1987 Zerneck and fellow producer Robert M. Sertner created von Zerneck/Sertner Films, a long-term venture which has resulted in nearly a hundred television movies. - Robert Pine
Robert Pine (b. Granville Whitelaw Pine on July 10, 1941 in Scarsdale, New York) is an American actor who has starred on television and in film. He is probably best known for his role as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the hit NBC television series "CHiPs" from 1977 to 1983. Robert also starred on the soap operas "Days of Our Lives" as Walker Coleman in 1987 and on "The Bold and the Beautiful" as Stephen Logan in 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, … - Dan Gutman
Dan Gutman (born 19 October 1955 in New York City) is an author from New Jersey. A prolific writer, with over a dozen works set to be released in 2006 alone, Gutman has written over 60 books, both fictional and non-fictional. He has had works released by such publishers as Penguin Books, Macmillan, Scholastic Press, and HarperCollins. Many of his books revolve around baseball, a sport which he has played and extensively followed throughout his life. - Keith Reddin
Keith Reddin is a long established writer and actor who is considered by many to be a staple of Chicago theatre. He has written and acted in numerous plays with many local, regional, Off-Broadway, and Broadway theatres. Keith Reddin graduated from Northwestern University and attended The Yale School of Drama. - Kevin Kiley
Kevin Kiley is an American sportscaster and talk show host. In 2007, he moved to Los Angeles after residing many years in the Washington, D.C. area. Kiley currently co-hosts "DKLA" with fellow former National Football League player D'Marco Farr from 1 to 3 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday. The show is on KSPN 710AM. He is also a sideline reporter for Saturday- and Sunday night National Football League broadcasts on Westwood One radio. - David Grierson
David Grierson (February 19, 1955 - November 20, 2004) was a Vancouver Island radio host for CBC Radio. He was born in Toronto in 1955 and graduated from the broadcasting program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. In his literary life, Grierson wrote "The Expo Celebration", the best-selling retrospective book featuring the work of more than 50 of Canada's top photographers.
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