{"id":1029,"date":"2026-05-06T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/ted-turner-media-mogul-who-founded-cnn-dead-at-87\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:00:55","slug":"ted-turner-media-mogul-who-founded-cnn-dead-at-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/ted-turner-media-mogul-who-founded-cnn-dead-at-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Turner, media mogul who founded CNN, dead at 87"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Ted Turner, the media mogul behind CNN, which revolutionized TV news as the first 24-hour cable network, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/07\/business\/cnn-founder-ted-turner-hospitalized-after-bout-with-pneumonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died Wednesday at 87<\/a>, according to a release from Turner Enterprises reported by CNN.<\/p>\n<p>His life work included founding Turner Broadcasting System, which housed cable channels TNT, TBS and Cartoon Network, as well as Turner Classic Movies.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39296504\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.44837341;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39296504\" width=\"855\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1992-husband-ted-turner-first-127121114.jpg\" alt=\"Ted Turner and Jane Fonda at the first Annual Environmental Awards.\" class=\"wp-image-39296504\"  \/><figcaption>Jane Fonda arrives on September 30, 1992 with husband Ted Turner at the first Annual Environmental Awards. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"39296220\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39296220\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ted-turner-speaks-unicefs-evening-127120928.jpg\" alt=\"Ted Turner speaking at a podium during UNICEF's Evening for Children First.\" class=\"wp-image-39296220\"  \/><figcaption>Ted Turner speaks at UNICEF\u2019s Evening for Children First to Honor Ted Turner on March 30, 2016. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for UNICEF<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Turner was also a philanthropist, founding the United Nations Foundation; a bison rancher and conservationist; a yacht collector; and a political activist.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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