CNN mogul and founder Ted Turner dead at 87

Ted Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN and presided over the outlet at it reshaped the cable news business, died Wednesday at the age of 87. Turner began his career in the media business as an account executive with Turner Advertising Co. in ...

Ted Turner, the media mogul who founded CNN and presided over the outlet at it reshaped the cable news business, died Wednesday at the age of 87. Turner began his career in the media business as an account executive with Turner Advertising Co. in the 1970s and launched CNN in June 1980. Regarded as one...