Ted Turner, Billionaire Founder Of CNN And Cable News Pioneer, Dies At 87

Ted Turner, the media mogul and CNN founder whom Forbes estimated was worth $2.8 billion at the time of his death, died on Wednesday at 87, according to a release from Turner Enterprises that was first reported by CNN.

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