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1. Ted Turner dead at 87?

Wed May 6, 2026, 10:33 AM

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I'm 81 -- slept late, not feeling so hot myself.

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CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87 [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

Ted Turner dead at 87? AverageOldGuy Yesterday #1

Rest In Peace, Ted. OLDMDDEM Yesterday #2

... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #3

CNN was the one reporting directly from Iraq in the first war there. question everything Yesterday #4

He sponsored the Goodwill Games Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #5

He also helped to repopulate the American Bison (a/k/a Buffalo) BumRushDaShow Yesterday #6

... BumRushDaShow 52 min ago #13

👍 electric_blue68 47 min ago #14

I Credit Turner Greatly For... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #7

Ugh, this is horrible news Polybius 23 hrs ago #9

I had no idea he was behind Captain Planet fujiyamasan 16 hrs ago #10

Bernard Shaw, and Daniel Shorr. electric_blue68 1 hr ago #12

Mike Luckovich-Movin' up the Ladder LetMyPeopleVote 37 min ago #15