Ted Turner, founder of CNN, dies at age 87

Name: Ted Turner, founder of CNN, dies at age 87
Uploaded: 2026-05-06T16:52:00-0400
Duration: 37 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, died Wednesday.

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, died Wednesday.