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 first went on air on June 1, 1980

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Cable News Network, or CNN, began live coverage at 5 p.m. Eastern on June 1, 1980. It was the first ...
Wyoming Tribune EagleOpinion

Reflections of Ted Turner's land stewardship

Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of land would be his real legacy. Of course, he might ...
Aspen Daily NewsOpinion

Writers on the Range: Ted Turner leaves a legacy of protected land in the West

Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of land would be his real legacy. Of course, he might ...
The Atlanta Voice

Formerly known as CNN Center, The CTR is here

The former CNN Center in Atlanta has been transformed into The CTR, a vibrant mixed-use destination celebrating art, food, ...

Ted Turner Built CNN on Debt and Near-Bankruptcy. Here Is Why You Should Not Try to Copy Him

Ted Turner died at 87, and obituaries celebrate how he built his empire. He took an indebted billboard company into a UHF ...

Ted Turner’s Co-Author Bill Burke Reflects on Mogul’s Final Years with Lewy Body Dementia After His Recent Death at 87

Ted Turner, founder of Turner Broadcasting System and CNN, died on May 6 at the age of 87. Turner was remembered by the ...

Private services to be held Wednedsay for Bobby Cox, Ted Turner

Private services will be held Wednesday for former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox and CNN founder Ted Turner. Both died ...
Wealth Management

Potential Pitfalls in Ted Turner’s Estate

Ted Turner's heirs now control his vast estate, but a key tax promise may not be legally enforceable after his passing ...

Ted Turner: The pugnacious media mogul who founded CNN

Ted Turner made television news a pervasive presence. Before he started the first 24-hour cable news channel, the Cable News ...
Opinion

CNN staffers fear change. Viewers have wanted it for years

CNN’s collapse in credibility didn’t happen overnight, and it won’t be fixed overnight. Its staff may fear change, but viewers have demanded it for years.
USA Today

Ted Turner died battling Lewy body dementia. I know that fight. | Opinion

My heart lurched when I learned that Ted Turner, CNN founder, media mogul and philanthropist, died May 6 at age 87 after a years-long battle with Lewy body dementia. And for two reasons. One was that ...