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 ...

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 ...

‘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’s eerie CNN ‘doomsday video’ — only to be aired when the world ends — resurfaces after media mogul’s death

The late media mogul -- who died Wednesday at 87 -- secretly commissioned a chilling “doomsday video” decades ago.

CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Ted Turner, media mogul, philanthropist and founder of CNN, died at his home near Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday. He was 87.

Ted Turner's massive net worth simply doesn't go to kids; bombshell report reveals CNN founder's will

Ted Turner, the former owner of the Atlanta Braves and founder of CNN, died at 87.

Ted Turner’s vision of news as global and continuous changed both the industry and society itself

Ted Turner’s death comes at a fraught time for cable news, which has struggled to retain viewership in an era of countless ...

Ted Turner Created A New Media World After Launching CNN

A sort of reverse butterfly effect, in other words.

Ted Turner, media mogul who founded CNN, dead at 87

Ted Turner, the media mogul behind CNN, which revolutionized TV news as the first 24-hour cable network, died Wednesday at 87 ...

Rash: On Ted Turner’s — and CNN’s — swashbuckling ways

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Ted Turner, who died at 87 on May 6, first captivated the country by ...

Former CNN correspondent: Ted Turner was ‘fearless’

Former CNN correspondent Mike Boettcher reflected on the life and legacy of Ted Turner after he died Wednesday at the age of ...

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.