CNN founder and pioneer of 24-hour news Ted Turner dead at 87

• Media mogul Ted Turner, founder of CNN and pioneer of 24-hour news, passed away Wednesday at the age of 87.
• Turner established CNN in 1980, revolutionizing television with the first dedicated 24-hour news channel.
• He was instrumental in developing modern cable television, introducing the “superstation” concept and launching channels including TNT, Cartoon Network, and TBS.
• CNN CEO Mark Thompson lauded Turner as the “presiding spirit” of the network, acknowledging his profound impact on the media landscape.
• While the cause of death is currently unknown, Turner had publicly disclosed a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia in 2018.

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Ted Turner death: Media icon behind CNN dies at age 87