CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87

NewsWorldEuropeCNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87David Bauder Wednesday 06 May 2026 15:58 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"4ec07d2aecea43aa86f92b294d32e410","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ted-turner-cnn-jane-fonda-atlanta-braves-atlanta-b2971626.html","title":"CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87"}}CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87Show all 5{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"Obit Ted Turner","description":"FILE - Ted Turner speaks during the CNN World Report Contributors banquet in Atlanta on May 4, 1995. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)","caption":"Obit Ted Turner","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/06/16/Obit_Ted_Turner_73469.jpg","id":"dabfdede24b4426e8e639ef166e181f8","mid":6658463,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":1975,"height":1317}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"Obit Ted Turner","description":"FILE - Ted Turner is seen at his desk inside the CNN Center in 1982. (Nancy Mangiafico/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)","caption":"Obit Ted Turner","copyright":null,"credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/06/16/Obit_Ted_Turner_75329.jpg","id":"90c7443ddd1348f2b8f88aeda2ee502d","mid":6658464,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":2986,"height":2156}}},"t...