Turner transformed an obscure Atlanta television station into the first satellite-based “superstation” and founded Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all news TV network.
 

Chicago Tribune

CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87

CNN is reporting that its founder Ted Turner, the outspoken and often outrageous television pioneer, has died at age 87. The network says Turner died Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises.

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