Ted Turner, the media mogul behind CNN, which revolutionized TV news as the first 24-hour cable network, died Wednesday at 87, according to a release from Turner Enterprises reported by CNN.
His life work included founding Turner Broadcasting System, which housed cable channels TNT, TBS and Cartoon Network, as well as Turner Classic Movies.
Jane Fonda arrives on September 30, 1992 with husband Ted Turner at the first Annual Environmental Awards. AFP via Getty ImagesTed Turner speaks at UNICEF’s Evening for Children First to Honor Ted Turner on March 30, 2016. Getty Images for UNICEF
Turner was also a philanthropist, founding the United Nations Foundation; a bison rancher and conservationist; a yacht collector; and a political activist.
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