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Media Pioneer Ted Turner Dead at 87
Media tycoon Ted Turner, founder of CNN, died Wednesday at age 87.
TL;DR
- Ted Turner, founder of CNN, died at age 87.
- He is credited with pioneering 24/7 cable news.
- Turner also created TBS, TNT, and Turner Classic Movies.
- CNN's reporting from Baghdad during the first Gulf War provided an independent, on-the-ground perspective.
- CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson described Turner as an "intensely involved and committed leader."