Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. My heart lurched when I learned that Ted Turner, CNN founder, media mogul and philanthropist, died May 6 at age 87 after a ...

Media mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the age of 87, the network has announced. In 1980, Turner launched Cable News ...

Ted Turner, the pioneering founder of CNN, the first 24-hour news network, who was previously married to Jane Fonda, has died at 87 ...

On May 6, 2026, professional wrestling said goodbye to one of the most important names in the history of the business. CNN reports that its founder, media mogul, philanthropist, and former owner of ...

Media mogul Ted Turner, founder of CNN, died at 87. His $2.8 billion fortune, vast media empire, philanthropy and global ...

NEW YORK(AP) — Ted Turner could never be defined by just one role. He was a media mogul, philanthropist and conservationist. A yachtsman who won boating’s most famous race and owner of a baseball team ...

Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news ...

Robert Edward Turner III was born on Nov. 19, 1938, in Cincinnati. When he was 9, his family relocated to Savannah, Georgia, where his father was building a billboard business. Turner enrolled at ...

My heart lurched when I learned that Ted Turner, CNN founder, media mogul and philanthropist, died May 6 at age 87 after a years-long battle with Lewy body dementia. And for two reasons. One was that ...

CNN Founder Ted Turner, a Brash and Outspoken Television Pioneer, Dies at Age 87 NEW YORK (AP) — Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and ...

Ted Turner, the former owner of the Atlanta Braves, founder of CNN, philanthropist and media mogul who changed the news landscape in America, has died at the age of 87. Turner Enterprises released a ...