CNN first went on air on June 1, 1980

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - Cable News Network, or CNN, began live coverage at 5 p.m. Eastern on June 1, 1980. It was the first ...

CNN founder and cable news pioneer Ted Turner dead at 87

CNN founder and business mogul Ted Turner has died at age 87, according to CNN.
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Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world

Ted Turner, who died on May 6, 2026, was bright, shrewd and, most of all, lucky. The cable TV visionary proved to be in the right place, at the right time, to change television and video news forever.

CNN Founder Ted Turner Dead at 87

Ted Turner, the outspoken media pioneer who launched CNN and ushered in the era of 24-hour global news, died Wednesday at 87, according to Turner Enterprises. The Ohio-born Atlanta businessman built a ...