The Mouth of the South has gone silent. Ted Turner, the man who founded CNN — the first 24-hour news channel — in 1980, died Wednesday at age 87, of complications related to Lewy body dementia. Few billionaires knew how to have as much fun with money, be it buying up more land than anyone else in the US, winning America’s Cup or purchasing his hometown baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, and treating himself to a front-row seat — singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” and storming the turf as players crossed home plate. Sometimes, his ego was his own worst enemy. Ted Turner, who died Wednesday at 87, possessed a hard-driving style. ZUMAPRESS.com He regularly attended games of the Atlanta Braves — the team he owned for two decades — and was an ultimate fan, known for storming the field after a win.…