1 min readUpdated: May 6, 2026 08:14 PM IST
CNN said that its founder Ted Turner, who is credited with starting the 24-hour news cycle, has died at age 87.
The network said that Turner died on Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises.
Turner transformed an obscure Atlanta television station into the first satellite-based “superstation” and founded Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all news TV network.
The brash southerner owned sports teams, was a champion yacht racer and was married to actress Jane Fonda for 10 years. The onetime “Mouth of the South” once quipped: “If only I had a little humility, I’d be perfect.”
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