Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Media Mogul, Dies at 87

Ted Turner, the pioneering media mogul who founded CNN and built a vast media empire including TBS and TNT, has died at the age of 87. Tributes poured in for Turner, who revolutionized TV news with the launch of the 24-hour Cable News Network in 1980.

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