politics
Trump, politicians and journalists react to Ted Turner's death
CNN founder Ted Turner, a media entrepreneur who launched the 24-hour cable news network in 1980, died Wednesday. He was 87.
TL;DR
- Ted Turner, founder of CNN, died at 87.
- CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson described Turner as an "intensely involved and committed leader" and the "presiding spirit of CNN."
- Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, stating that Turner founded CNN and was "personally devastated" by its perceived decline.
- CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer announced the news live on-air, recalling Turner as someone who hired him and was determined to make news strong.
- Turner revealed in September 2018 that he was battling Lewey body dementia.
- David Zaslav, CEO and President of Warner Bros. Discovery, acknowledged Turner's conviction that the world deserved access to news as it happened.
- Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo noted the "end of an era" and the transformation of CNN since Turner's founding.
- As owner of the Atlanta Braves, Turner led the team to a World Series championship in 1995.
- Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) stated that Turner helped drive Atlanta and Georgia to new achievements.
- Piers Morgan remembered Turner as an "incredible man" who created CNN, won the World Series and America's Cup, and was a philanthropist and "bold buccaneer."
- Turner was listed on Forbes's World's Billionaire List with an estimated net worth of $2.8 billion.
- Forbes also identifies Turner as America's third-largest individual landowner, with roughly 2 million acres.