At Ted Turner tribute, CNN journalists vow to uphold independence in uncertain times

Top CNN journalists vowed to uphold founder Ted Turner’s legacy at a Warner Bros. Discovery event honoring the maverick ...

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 ...

CNN journalists, execs defiant at Ted Turner event, say founder would 'be the first to speak up' against media mergers

CNN journalists, executives and luminaries past and present gathered Wednesday in Atlanta to honor the legacy of founder Ted ...
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Late CNN Founder Ted Turner Once Attempted a Takeover of CBS, 40 Years Before CBS Owners' Bid to Acquire CNN

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American media mogul Ted Turner speaks from a lectern at the Copacabana Club in New York on Nov. 21, 1985. Longtime CBS News ...
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CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies, Donald Trump & More Pay Tribute

Ted Turner, known for founding CNN and WTBS, died on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. As such, high-profile figures, including President Donald Trump, have shared their messages on the late icon. CNN anchor ...

CNN reflects on Ted Turner’s legacy

CNN celebrated the life and legacy of Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and media pioneer who passed away on May 6, 2026, at the ...

Ted Turner, Founder of CNN and Television News Pioneer, Dies Aged 87

Ted Turner speaking at the 2nd Annual Social Good Summit in New York city on Sept. 19, 2011. Reporter Ted Turner, the man who transformed television news by founding CNN as the first 24-hour cable ...

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

Ted Turner could never be defined by just one role. He was a media mogul, philanthropist and conservationist. A yachtsman who won boating’s most famous race and owner of a baseball team that captured ...
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Late CNN Founder Ted Turner Once Attempted a Takeover of CBS, 40 Years Before CBS Owners' Bid to Acquire CNN

American media mogul Ted Turner speaks from a lectern at the Copacabana Club in New York on Nov. 21, 1985. Longtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite on March 9, 1981. Four decades before CBS boss David ...