Ted Turner, the media mogul who pioneered the modern 24-hour cable news cycle when he founded CNN in 1980, died on Wednesday at the age of 87
Ted Turner, the media mogul who pioneered the modern 24-hour cable news cycle when he founded CNN, has died at the age of 87.
Turner died on Wednesday surrounded by his family, according to Turner Enterprises, the company that oversees his vast business interests and investments.
In 1980, Turner created CNN, the first 24-hour, all-news television network. Current CNN CEO and chairman Mark Thompson described him as “the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognise him and his impact on our lives and the world”.
Reacting to Turner’s death, President Donald Trump called him “one of the Greats of All Time”. “Whenever I needed him, he was there, always willing to fight for a good cause!” Trump posted on social media.
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav called Turner a visionary and a trailblazer. “Ted’s entrepreneurial spirit, creative ambition and willingness to take risks changed the media industry forever,” Zaslav said in a note to employees on Wednesday.
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