(FILES) Ted Turner, founder of CNN, acknowledges the crowd during CNN's 20th Anniversary bash June 1, 2000 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Ted Turner, who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980, has died at the age of 87, the network said on May 6, 2026. Cable News Network upended established broadcasting with its dedication to around-the-clock breaking news and shot to global recognition with its coverage of the Gulf War in 1990-91. (Photo by Joey Ivansco / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)