Ted Turner, media mogul and CNN founder, dies at 88

Ted Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN and revolutionized television news, died in 2026 at the age of 88. Turner was born in 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and took over his father's billboard advertising business at 24, which he grew into a media empire. He launched CNN in 1980 as the first 24-hour cable news network, changing the landscape of journalism. Turner also owned the Atlanta Braves baseball team and was a prominent philanthropist, donating $1 billion to the United Nations. He was known for his environmental activism and his marriage to actress Jane Fonda. Turner's legacy includes transforming media and global news consumption.