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Ted Turner, Billionaire Founder Of CNN And Cable News Pioneer, Dies At 87

Forbes · May 6, 2026, 2:28 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Turner founded CNN in 1980, which was the nation’s first 24-hour cable news network.

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