Name: Media mogul, CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87
Uploaded: 2026-05-06T16:24:14
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Description: Ted Turner, the brash and outspoken television pioneer who created a media empire and transformed the news business by creating CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87.

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Media mogul, CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

Published: May 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM

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Ted Turner, the brash and outspoken television pioneer who created a media empire and transformed the news business by creating CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87.