Ted Turner is dead.Image: AP/AP
US media entrepreneur Ted Turner has died at the age of 87. He became known as the founder of the news channel CNN.
May 6, 2026, 4:44 p.mMay 6, 2026, 4:44 p.m
The influential US media entrepreneur Ted Turner is dead. The founder of the news channel CNN died on Wednesday at the age of 87, the broadcaster announced. CNN praised Turner as a “pioneer of cable television” who “revolutionized television reporting” with around-the-clock news.
Turner founded the news channel in 1980, followed by CNN International in 1985. This meant that the station could be received worldwide. CNN attracted a lot of attention in 1991 with its coverage of the Gulf War.
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