Ted Turner

✶November 19, 1938

†May 6, 2026

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Robert Edward Turner III was an American businessman, television producer, media proprietor, and philanthropist. He founded CNN, the first 24-hour cable news channel, and WTBS, which pioneered the superstation concept in cable television. Turner also founded the television networks TNT, TBS, The Cartoon Network, Inc., and Turner Classic Movies, and acquired professional wrestling company Jim Crockett Promotions, which became the basis of the promotion World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

American media mogul (1938–2026)

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Biography from the article Ted Turner on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.