Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died. He was 87.

Ted Turner, the former owner of the Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and World Championship Wrestling, has died at age 87. His company, Turner Enterprises, announced his death on Wednesday. Turner shared in 2018 that he had been diagnosed with the progressive brain disorder Lewy Body Dementia,

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and inventor of the 24-hour news cycle, died on Wednesday at his home near Tallahassee, Florida. He was 87.  A spokesperson for the Turner family confirmed the media mogul’s death.

Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN in 1980, has died at age 87. The network reported Turner died Wednesday,

Ted Turner, the media pioneer who founded CNN, has died, the news network reported Wednesday. He was 87. Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, described Turner as an i

The Atlanta businessman, media icon and philanthropist Ted Turner, founder of CNN, has died at 87, Turner Enterprises announced.

Ted Turner, the media tycoon who founded CNN and led an empire that also included cable channels TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies as well as the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks, has died. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn reports.

Ted Turner, the former owner of the Braves and Hawks who made his mark as a media mogul and a philanthropist, has died at the age of 87.