Jerry Turner
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Jerry Turner may refer to: * Jerry Turner (theater director) (1927–2004), artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, 1971–1991 * Jerry Turner (anchorman) (1929–1987), American television news anchorman * Jerry Turner (American football) (born 1978), arena football player * Jerry Turner (baseball) (born 1954), former Major League Baseball outfielder * Jerry Turner (politician) (born 1941), American politician in Mississippi See also * Gerry Turner (1921–1982), children's author *Gerald Turner, academic administrator *Jeremy Turner (other) Jeremy Turner may refer to: *Jeremy Turner (composer), American composer *Jeremy Turner (guitarist) Origin is an American technical death metal band from Topeka, Kansas, founded in 1990 under the monikers Necrotomy and Thee Abomination. They h ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jerry Turner (politician)
Jerry R. Turner (born November 16, 1941) is an American Republican politician. Since 2004, he has served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 18th District. References External links Jerry Turnerat Vote Smart Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in si ... 1941 births Living people Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Politicians from Tupelo, Mississippi 21st-century American legislators {{Mississippi-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jerry Turner (theater Director)
Jerry Turner (1927–2004) served as artistic director of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival from 1971 to 1991. He transformed the festival from a summer program for semi-professional actors into one of the top regional theaters in the country by leading the Ashland, Oregon-based company beyond its Shakespearean repertoire. He produced plays by Bertold Brecht, Henrik Ibsen, George Bernard Shaw, and August Strindberg and added the Angus Bowmer Theatre in 1970 and the Black Swan in 1977 to the festival's original theater, the Elizabethan Stage. Biography Jerry Turner was born in Loveland, Colorado during 1927. Turner earned a BA and MA at the University of Colorado and a PhD in theatre from the University of Illinois. He began his career at OSF as an actor in 1957 and as a director in 1959. From 1957 to 1964 he also was associate professor of drama and department chairman at Humboldt State College and from 1964 to 1970 he was professor and chairman of the department of drama at the Uni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jerry Turner (anchorman)
Jerry Turner (August 6, 1929 – December 31, 1987) was an American television news anchorman at WJZ-TV in Baltimore, Maryland. He was from Meridian, Mississippi and began working at the Baltimore television station in August 1962, starting the 6PM Newscast with Al Sanders in 1977. Prior to his arrival on Television Hill, WJZ's news was mired in third place in a town that had three major network newscasts. In 1971, WBAL-TV was #1, WMAR-TV was #2; three years later, WJZ with Turner, Sanders, Bob Turk (weather) and Nick Charles (Sports) was a runaway #1 and stayed there through the 70s and into the 80s. Turner worked with Oprah Winfrey when she moved to Baltimore in 1976 to co-anchor the 6PM news. Illness & Death A resident of Lutherville, Maryland, Turner was diagnosed esophageal cancer in December 1986. He underwent a series of radiation and chemotherapy treatments and returned to the air in June 1987. He left the newscast in mid-December 1987 when his health deteriorated ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jerry Turner (American Football)
Jerry Turner (born April 10, 1978) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was signed by the Alabama Steeldogs as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Tennessee Technological University. On June 9, 2016, Turner was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm. On May 11, 2017, Turner signed with the Monterrey Steel. References External linksArena Football League bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Jerry 1978 births Living people American football defensive ends Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football players Alabama Steeldogs players Bakersfield Blitz players Las Vegas Gladiators players Kansas City Brigade players Arkansas Twisters players Spokane Shock players Georgia Force players Jacksonville Sharks players Tampa Bay Storm players Monterrey Steel players Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jerry Turner (baseball)
John Webber "Jerry" Turner (born January 17, 1954) is a retired American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played in seven full seasons and parts of three others in the Major Leagues from 1974–1983, mostly with the San Diego Padres (1974–1981; 1983). Turner threw and batted left-handed, stood tall and weighed . Biography Turner was born on January 17, 1954, in Texarkana, Arkansas. He grew up in Los Angeles, attended Venice High School, and was selected by the Padres with their tenth pick in the 1972 Major League Baseball draft. Turner was first called to the Majors in September 1974 after he batted .326 with 18 home runs, 68 runs batted in and 154 hits for the Double-A Alexandria Aces. The following season, he had another late season trial after batting .329 with 91 RBI for the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders. He then spent the next seven full seasons in the Majors, and was the Padres' regular left fielder in and . Turner also played ten games for the Chicago ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerry Turner
Gerry Alain Turner"Color Photos On Display at Edwards Office." Article in the Bridgeport Sunday Post, Bridgeport, Conn., Sep. 18, 1977, p. D-2. (1921–1982) was an American photographer and children's fiction author. He worked under the name Gerry Turner.Turner, Gerry " Entry in SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' Life Turner was born in 1921 in Westport, Connecticut, and died in 1982 in Westport, Connecticut.Photography Turner was a well-regarded photographer, specializing in children's portraiture and travel photography. As a portrait photographer he worked with more than one thousand families in < ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gerald Turner
Robert Gerald Turner (born November 25, 1945) is the University President, President of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas. One of the most highly-compensated university presidents in the United States, Turner has been hailed as a "transformational" figure who helped rehabilitate SMU's national reputation following the infamous Southern Methodist University football scandal, 1980s football scandal and NCAA death penalty. His tenure as president, the longest in SMU history, has also been marked by legal confirmation of the university's independence from the United Methodist Church, unprecedented campus expansion and building, and record-breaking capital campaigns, as SMU's endowment surpassed $1 billion. At the same time, Turner has drawn criticism for failing to translate his fundraising prowess into significant improvements in the national rankings of SMU and its constituent colleges. Further, Turner has courted controversy for his decision to bring the George W. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |