Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek!Ah, #RIPTedTurner: from the revolution of “crazy idea” all-day news TV and the unintended ripple effects, to admitting colorizing movies with too-early tech was bad and mea culping with TCM… much less the Wall falling, Challenger and 9/11 IRT… to just Tush and Jan Hooks… what a visionary’s impact.
Vikram Bhandari#RIPTedTurner; thanks for all you did for #WCW and professional wrestling..you will be missed 💚💚
Hacker NewsCNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/ted-turner-death
#HackerNews #TedTurner #CNN #Pioneer #CableTVNews #RIPTedTurner #MediaLegend
CNN founder Ted Turner, a pioneer of cable TV news, dies at 87
Ted Turner, the media maverick and philanthropist who founded CNN, a pioneering 24-hour network that revolutionized television news, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a news release from Turner Enterprises. He was 87.
InkicanRIP to Ted Turner - the guy who brought us so much joy through CNN, TNT, TBS ... the WCW ... the Atlanta Braves.
In his honor, let's remember him berating Conan O'Brien
