Ted Turner, CNN creator who revolutionized the media industry, dies at 87 ^53.8%

Los Angeles Times - By Matt Pearce, Meg James - 5/6/2026, 2:32 PM

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Ted Turner, the brash media mogul who created CNN and revolutionized how Americans watched television, and who wielded his media empire and wealth to pursue liberal global causes and land conservation, has died. He was 87. Turner died Wednesday at his home in Lamont, Fla., according to his family. They did not disclose his cause of... more