
Ted Turner, the billionaire media mogul who founded CNN and transformed global television news, has died at the age of 87. News of Turner's death quickly sparked widespread online searches about the CNN founder's cause of death, his long-reported health struggles and the fortune he amassed during decades at the top of the media industry.
Turner, whose influence reshaped cable television and 24-hour news coverage, was remembered as one of the most influential broadcasting executives in modern history.