CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at 87

NEW YORK — Ted Turner could never be defined by just one role. He was a media mogul, philanthropist and conservationist. A yachtsman who won boating’s most famous race and owner of a baseball team that captured the World Series trophy. The brash television pioneer who died Wednesday made his greatest mark on the news business when he launched CNN nearly a half-century ago and with it, the 24-hour cable news cycle — a revolutionary moment that transformed the industry. READ: CNN Philippines hosts express love, gratitude as network signs off His media empire grew to include CNN International, the […]... Keep on reading: CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, dies at 87

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