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Ted Turner, media tycoon, dies at 87

Name: Ted Turner, media tycoon, dies at 87
Uploaded: 2026-05-06T12:10:00-0400
Duration: 30 s
Description: Ted Turner, the media tycoon who founded CNN and led an empire that also included cable channels TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies, as well as the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks, has died. He was 87.

Ted Turner, the media tycoon who founded CNN and led an empire that also included cable channels TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies, as well as the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks, has died. He was 87.