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Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Billionaire Mogul, Dead at 87

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Sasha Wayman
May 6, 2026 | 10:54 AM
Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Billionaire Mogul, Dead at 87


Ted Turner speaks at UNICEF's Evening for Children First to Honor Ted Turner on March 30, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.The media industry has lost a trailblazer. 
Ted Turner—the founder of CNN—died May 6, according to a release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.
“Ted was an intensely involved and committed…