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Breaking: CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at Age 87

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HuffPostCMay 6, 2:34 PM

CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies At Age 87

The media maverick's 24-hour network revolutionized television news.

NBC NewsBMay 6, 4:37 PM

CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

CBS NewsBMay 6, 11:56 PM

Ted Turner, media tycoon who founded CNN, dies at age 87

Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.

ABC NewsBMay 6, 5:38 PM

CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at age 87

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87

The GuardianAMay 6, 2:51 PM

Ted Turner, CNN founder who reshaped global news, dies aged 87

The death of the media mogul who transformed TV news was confirmed by his family and reported by CNN Ted Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN, has died aged 87, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing a

NPRAMay 6, 2:23 PM

'A trailblazer, a rabble-rouser, a do-gooder': CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.

LA TimesAMay 6, 2:32 PM

Ted Turner, CNN creator who revolutionized the media industry, dies at 87

Ted Turner, the media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized cable television, has died.

New York TimesAMay 6, 8:17 PM

Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87

As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.

ABC NewsBMay 6, 9:55 PM

An outrageous owner and savvy businessman, Ted Turner reshaped the sports world

Ted Turner was a sportsman and visionary media mogul who transformed the Atlanta Braves into a national sensation

CBS NewsBMay 6, 11:40 PM

Looking back on CNN founder Ted Turner's life

Ted Turner died on Wednesday. He turned a single tiny television station in Atlanta into an empire on cable, founding CNN, TBS and TNT. He was also a celebrity in his own right, married to movie star

Business InsiderBMay 6, 7:44 PM

Ted Turner has died at 87. Photos show the CNN founder's career rise and life

CNN founder Ted Turner died on Wednesday. Ben Rose/Getty Images for UNICEF Ted Turner, the outspoken founder of CNN and a pioneer of 24/7 news, has died at 87. He built a sprawling media empire, owne

Washington PostAMay 6, 2:39 PM

Ted Turner, cable TV visionary who created CNN, dies at 87

His sprawling legacy encompassed conservation, philanthropy and professional sports, and his bravado earned him the nickname “Mouth of the South.”

CBS NewsBMay 7, 12:20 AM

Former CNN president describes Ted Turner's "extraordinary" influence

Ted Turner, a businessman and philanthropist who launched CNN, died on Wednesday at 87. Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN from 2004 to 2010, joins "The Daily Report" to remember Turner's life.

NBC NewsBMay 6, 11:06 PM

Remembering Ted Turner

Remembering media legend Ted Turner, who died at age 87. NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas reports.

The GuardianAMay 6, 7:42 PM

Ted Turner obituary

One of the great innovators of television who founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and built a vast media empire If Orson Welles’s 1941 film Citizen Kane had been made as a TV movie 60 y

NPRAMay 6, 8:06 PM

CNN Anchor Christiane Amanpour remembers Ted Turner

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN's Christiane Amanpour about broadcaster Ted Turner's legacy.

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