Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Cable TV Pioneer, Dies at 87
- On Wednesday, media tycoon and Cable News Network founder Ted Turner died at 87, with his death reported by CNN citing a Turner Enterprises news release.
- Turner revolutionized the industry by launching the first 24-hour news channel in 1980, building Turner Broadcasting System Inc. into a behemoth with the "superstation" concept and channels like TBS.
- Beyond media, Turner purchased the Atlanta Braves and acquired MGM/UA Entertainment Co., gaining a library of more than 4,000 movies, while donating $1 billion to the United Nations.
- In 2018, Turner announced a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia, describing it as a "mild case" of Alzheimer's, following his 2001 divorce from Oscar-winning actor Jane Fonda.
- Known as a self-described "do-gooder," Turner published his autobiography, "Call Me Ted," in 2008, famously stating, "I say what comes to my mind.
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Ted Turner, the founder of the American news channel CNN, has died at the age of 87. In 1980, the television station was the first channel in the world to broadcast news 24 hours a day. The station's international breakthrough came in the early 1990s, during the First Gulf War. In the first days of the American bombing of Iraq, the CNN team reported continuously from their room in the Rashid Hotel in the capital, Baghdad. This made CNN war corre…
Ted Turner, liberal billionaire CNN founder, dies at age 87 * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link Ted Turner, a billionaire and a liberal who, founded CNN, funded Democrat agenda points and one time financed the United Nations with a billion dollar donation, has died at the age of 87. His death was announced by Turner Enterprises. CNN Worldwide chief Mark Thompson said, “Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader,
Trump praises CNN founder Ted Turner after his death at 87
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ted Turner, the brash media entrepreneur who founded CNN and built a cable television empire that transformed the way Americans consume news and entertainment, died Wednesday at his home near Tallahassee, Florida. He was 87. Turner Enterprises, the company he controlled, announced his death. He had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia… The post Trump praises CNN founder Ted Turner after his death at 87 appeared first on Flo…
He was 87 years old, with Jane Fonda a 'power couple' left. The last years as a rancher of the West (ANSA)
Ted Turner (1938-2026): With the founding of CNN, Ted Turner also established the first 24-hour news cycle. In addition to being a media mogul, Turner was also known…
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