CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87
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· 2 sourcesTed Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN and revolutionized television with the first 24-hour news network, has died at age 87. Turner Enterprises confirmed he passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, while Rolling Stone reported he died at his home near Tallahassee, Florida, and had been diagnosed with Lewy body dementia in 2018. Known as the "Mouth of the South," Turner also founded TBS, TNT, and Turner Classic Movies, according to Rolling Stone.
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Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN and revolutionized television news with the first 24-hour news network, has died at age 87. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, known as "The Mouth of the South" for his outspoken nature, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, according to Turner Enterprises.
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· 2 pulledTed Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises.
The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman, nicknamed 'The Mouth of the South' for his outspoken nature, built a media empire
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