Ted Turner, founder of CNN, has died at the age of 87. He transformed the way Americans watched the news on television

Ted Turner, founder of CNN, has died at the age of 87. He transformed the way Americans watched the news on television

 Don EMMERT

Ted Turner, the flamboyant US entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980 before venturing into philanthropy, has died at the age of 87.

The mustached southerner, champion yachtsman and conservationist, whose empire also included sports clubs, had been suffering from the degenerative disease Lewy Body Dementia.

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