Ted Turner: The Pugnacious Media Mogul Who Founded CNN

Ted Turner: The pugnacious media mogul who founded CNN

Ted Turner made television news a pervasive presence. Before he started the first 24-hour cable news channel, the Cable News Network, in 1980, Americans got their news from the three major networks’ 6:30 p.m. broadcasts. By 7 p.m., Turner said, “the news was over.” CNN upended that model, and it was just one of Turner’s achievements. He built the Atlanta-based Turner Broadcasting System into a juggernaut incorporating seven cable networks. A fer…

Remembering Ted Turner, the maverick who built CNN from scratch

His audacious vision to deliver news from around the world in real time, at all hours, really made him famous – once the idea finally took off… On June 1, 1980, CNN, the first 24-hour news channel, went live and has been on the air ever since By CNN Team Robert Edward Turner III, better

Ted Turner Had Many Passions, Especially Population Control

Judging by the headlines, Ted Turner, who died earlier this month at age 87, will be remembered as an adventurer and visionary: creator of CNN, and with it the 24-hour news cycle, the inventor of the satellite-supported national TV superstation, a distinguished sailor, a loyal conservationist, and a reputed playboy. He adored women so much that he produced five children with them, incidentally breaking faith with one of his core values: populati…