Event Brief
CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87
Filed: May 06, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Summary: Ted Turner, who founded CNN in 1980, died at age 87.
WHO: Ted Turner
WHAT: Ted Turner’s death at age 87 was announced.
WHEN: May 06, 2026 at 10:58 AM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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