Turner’s signature achievement was creating the Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all-news television network in 1980.
Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87.
Turner’s signature achievement was creating the Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all-news television network in 1980.
Ted Turner, a brash television pioneer who raced yachts, owned huge chunks of the American West and transformed the news business by launching CNN and introducing the 24-hour cable news cycle, died Wednesday. He was 87. News
