About this episode

Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and a pioneer of rolling news coverage, has passed away at the age of 87.

Ted Turner, who founded CNN in 1980 has died at the age of 87. Known for pioneering rolling 24-hour news coverage, he reshaped how audiences around the world consume news media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• Ted Turner
• CNN
• rolling news
• news media
• obituary

Keywords

• Ted Turner
• CNN
• rolling news
• news media
• obituary
• pioneer
• 1980

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Organizations: CNN

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