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Remembering the life and legacy of visionary CNN founder Ted Turner

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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

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

New York TimesAMay 7, 10:00 AM

Surging Gas Prices Shake Americans, and How Ted Turner Unleashed 24-Hour News

Plus, the conflicting messages on the state of the war.

MSNBCCMay 7, 10:00 AM

Ted Turner created CNN. But this was his biggest innovation.

The media mogul’s legacy goes beyond round-the-clock TV journalism. He helped invent “narrowcasting.” The post Ted Turner created CNN. But this was his biggest innovation. appeared first on MS NOW.

New York TimesAMay 7, 9:03 AM

Ted Turner’s Legacy as a Landowner and Conservationist

The media mogul, who died this week, amassed roughly two million acres and revived entire ecosystems.

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.

New York TimesAMay 7, 9:03 AM

Ted Turner’s Mark on Atlanta Lived On, Even After He Left the Spotlight

The city where he planted his empire came to embody his ambitions and his confidence. Mr. Turner died on Wednesday at 87.

HuffPostCMay 6, 2:34 PM

CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies At Age 87

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

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.

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.

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.”

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