CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies At 87

CNN founder Ted Turner died at 87, the network informed. (Credit: AFP / Saul LOEB)

CNN founder Ted Turner died on Wednesday at 87 years of age, the network informed citing a press release from Turner Enterprises.

Turner, who had long been away from the media business after selling his empire to Time Warner in 1996, had been battling Lewy Body Dementia, according to the Associated Press.