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Ted Turner, CNN Founder and Cable TV Pioneer, Dies at 87
Ted Turner, the media mogul and philanthropist who co-founded CNN, has died, Turner Enterprises announced on Wednesday. He was 87.
“Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgement,” CNN Worldwide chairman/CEO Mark Thompson said in a statement. “He was and always will be the presiding spirit of CNN. Ted is the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognize him and his impact on our lives and the world.”
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