CNN founder and cable news pioneer Ted Turner dead at 87
CNN founder and business mogul Ted Turner has died at age 87, according to CNN.
TL;DR
- Ted Turner, founder of CNN, died at the age of 87.
- He launched CNN in 1980, pioneering the 24-hour cable news format.
- Turner also founded other networks such as CNN Headline News, CNN International, TNT, Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies.
- He was a philanthropist and conservationist, named Time magazine's Man of the Year in 1991.
- Turner owned the Atlanta Braves, which became a successful team during his ownership.
- He was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2018.
- Tributes have poured in from figures like Donald Trump, CNN CEO Mark Thompson, and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav.