Ted Turner Invents the 24-Hour News Cycle

The media mogul, who died May 6 at age 87, kickstarted a new era of news when he launched CNN in 1980.

CNN Founder Ted Turner Dead at 87

Ted Turner, the outspoken media pioneer who launched CNN and ushered in the era of 24-hour global news, died Wednesday at 87, according to Turner Enterprises. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman built a ...

Ted Turner, Media Mogul and CNN Founder, Dies at 87

Turner, the billionaire entrepreneur credited with creating the first 24-hour cable news channel, died on Wednesday, May 6 ...
Forbes

Ted Turner Created A New Media World After Launching CNN

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I report on media as well as its intersection with news and culture. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
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Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87

Media mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the age of 87, the network has announced. In 1980, Turner launched Cable News ...
New York Post

Breaking the rules of TV, baseball — and monogamy: Inside the wild and woolly life of CNN founder Ted Turner

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google The Mouth of the South has gone silent. Ted Turner, the man who founded CNN — the first 24-hour news channel — in 1980, ...

Ted Turner, TV Mogul and Philanthropist, Dies at 87

Ted Turner, the charismatic, larger-than-life figure who conquered the world of media, sports and philanthropy, has died. He ...
New York Post

Ted Turner’s eerie CNN ‘doomsday video’ — only to be aired when the world ends — resurfaces after media mogul’s death

Ted Turner made sure CNN would never go quietly. The late media mogul — who died Wednesday at 87 — secretly commissioned a chilling “doomsday video” decades ago that was meant to air only when the ...

Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

Ted Turner, the media mogul who invented the concept of a 24-hour news channel when he launched CNN in 1980, has died aged 87. Turner Enterprises and CNN announced the news on Wed ...