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Ted Turner has died

Ted Turner, the pioneering media entrepreneur who founded CNN, the world's first 24-hour cable news network, died peacefully at age 87 surrounded by his family, per an announcement from Turner Enterprises. Over his career, Turner built a sprawling media empire including networks TNT, TCM, and Cartoon Network, owned professional sports teams, contributed $1 billion to the United Nations, led bison conservation efforts across the American West, and was named Time Magazine's 1991 Man of the Year.