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Ted Turner, Founder of CNN, Dead at 87
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as posted by the channelTed Turner, the media mogul behind CNN, which revolutionized TV news as the first 24-hour cable network, died Wednesday at 87, according to a release from Turner Enterprises reported by CNN.
His life work included founding Turner Broadcasting System, which housed cable channels TNT, TBS and Cartoon Network, as well as Turner Classic Movies.
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