Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ted Turner, the media mogul who created a TV empire and founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died. He was 87.

Ted Turner, the media mogul who created a TV empire and founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died. He was 87. Turner Enterprises announced his death in a news release obtained by USA ...

Turner's net worth was an estimated $2.2 billion at the time of his death. He built his fortune by creating influential media brands like CNN, TBS, and TNT. Turner was born in Cincinnati before his ...