CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87

Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized ...

'A trailblazer, a rabble-rouser, a do-gooder': CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

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Late CNN Founder Ted Turner Once Attempted a Takeover of CBS, 40 Years Before CBS Owners' Bid to Acquire CNN

CNN founder Ted Turner, who died at 87 on Wednesday, May 6, pursued a hostile takeover of the much-bigger CBS operation just ...

Ted Turner, maverick media mogul and CNN founder, dies at 87

Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who founded CNN, TBS and TNT, has died at 87.

Ted Turner, media tycoon who founded CNN, dies at age 87

Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.

‘News will be the star’: Ted Turner’s extraordinary uphill battle to launch CNN

Banks scoffed. Potential partners rejected him. Newspaper owners mocked the idea. But Ted Turner persevered and won.

Ted Turner Tribute: Before Cable Was Cool, He Had the Vision

Ted Turner made his mark across media and entertainment as a trailblazing entrepreneur. Nowhere was his impact more profound ...

How the Atlanta Braves will honor Ted Turner, Bobby Cox Tuesday night

The Atlanta Braves organization is planning to honor Ted Turner and Bobby Cox during Tuesday night's game after both Braves ...