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Ted Turner, Trailblazer Of Cable TV News And Founder Of CNN, Dies At 87

Ted Turner, Trailblazer Of Cable TV News And Founder Of CNN, Dies At 87

Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed “The Mouth of the South” for his outspoken nature, built a media empire that...