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CNN mogul and founder Ted Turner dead at 87

The Hill · May 6, 2026, 3:00 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Ted Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN and presided over the outlet at it reshaped the cable news business, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. Turner began his career in the media business as an account executive with Turner Advertising Company in the 1970s and launched CNN in June of 1980. Re

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CNN mogul and founder Ted Turner dead at 87

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