CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Ted Turner, who revolutionized television by launching CNN in 1980, has died at 87. His death was announced Wednesday. Turner was known for his brash risk-taking, reshaping the TV industry, and his ownership of professional sports clubs. He married actress Jane Fonda, led a competitive yachting team, and later devoted himself to philanthropy and environmental causes. Born Robert Edward Turner III in Cincinnati, Ohio in November 1938, he attended a military boarding school in Tennessee and Brown University, from which he was expelled. After his father's suicide, Turner took over the family advertising business. He bought radio stations and in 1970 purchased a struggling Atlanta station, his first move into television.