Ted Turner, founder of CNN, dead at 87

May 7, 2026 - 01:00
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Ted Turner, founder of CNN, dead at 87
NEW YORK - OCTOBER 7:  Ted Turner attends a live discussion of "They Made America" at the Broadhurst Theatre on October 7, 2004 in New York City, New York.  (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Ted Turner, ​the brash sportsman and entrepreneur whose ambition, instincts and vast wealth led to a media empire that included groundbreaking news network CNN and a longtime focus on philanthropy, has died. He was 87.