{"id":14203,"date":"2026-05-06T11:23:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=14203"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:27:16","slug":"ted-turner-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/06\/ted-turner-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Turner Gone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/06\/business\/media\/ted-turner-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.9Rmj.PssZDeAztqxf&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from The New York Times<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"link-af6944f\">Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"article-summary\">As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By\u00a0Jonathan Kandell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ted Turner: The Maverick Man\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZRlALrYdlEU?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ted Turner, the media mogul who cut a brash and vivid figure on the American scene of the late 20th century by dominating the cable television industry, creating the 24-hour news cycle with CNN, and extending his restless reach into professional sports, environmentalism and philanthropy, died on Wednesday at his home near Tallahassee, Fla. He was 87.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phillip Evans, a spokesman for the family, confirmed the death. Mr. Turner announced in 2018 that he had Lewy body dementia, a progressive brain disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Turner\u2019s signature creation was CNN \u2014 the Cable News Network \u2014 which revolutionized television news in 1980 by presenting it all hours of the day and eventually inspiring other media operations to follow suit. But his portfolio of business ventures bulged with much more, and their impact on American culture was considerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a spinoff of CNN, Mr. Turner created the channel CNN Headline News and CNN International. He founded the cable and satellite sports and entertainment \u201csuperstation\u201d that became known as TBS and spawned a sister channel, TNT, both of which continue to reach millions of homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/06\/business\/media\/ted-turner-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.9Rmj.PssZDeAztqxf&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click to continue reading at NYT<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from The New York Times Ted Turner, Creator of CNN and the 24-Hour News Cycle, Dies at 87 As one of the most important figures in media history, he oversaw a vast cable empire of news, sports and entertainment channels. 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