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CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

Al Jazeera · May 6, 2026, 2:20 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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The media mogul who revolutionised news broadcasting, dies at 87; no cause of death disclosed.
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No cause of death was given on Wednesday.

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The media mogul who revolutionised news broadcasting, dies at 87; no cause of death disclosed.

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Ted Turner, founder of CNN, attends the Lone Sailor Awards Dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, September 18, 2013. [File: AFP]Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026Ted Turner, the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition and instincts led to a media empire that included the groundbreaking news network CNN, has died, CNN reported, citing a press release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.

No cause of death was given on Wednesday.

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