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CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at 87
Media mogul Ted Turner, the man who changed revolutionized television news, has died. He was 87. The media maverick, who founded CNN , the pioneering 24-hour network, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family…
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CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies At 87
CNN founder Ted Turner died Wednesday at the age of 87. CNN Worldwide Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson confirmed Turner’s death in a statement, calling him the “presiding spirit of CNN.” “Ted was an intensely involved and…
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CNN Founder’s Secret ‘End of the World’ Tape Resurfaces After Death

Long before cable news became a 24-hour fixture in American homes, Ted Turner reportedly made plans for how CNN would sign off forever — with a somber hymn and a haunting farewell video meant only for the apocalypse…

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Notable quotes

“Our future is in our hands. We do have global communications, and we know what's going on all over the world, and we know what's right, and we know what's wrong. The question is, are we going to do something about it?”
— As quoted in Television Academy Foundation interview (12 June 1999 & 6 December 1999)
“If I only had a little humility, I'd be perfect.”
— As quoted in "At Long Last, He's Citizen Ted", Forbes (30 January 2003)
“Climate change is one of the world’s most serious problems – but moving to a cleaner energy future is also one of the world’s greatest business opportunities. Given the scale of the challenge – and the opportunity – we must act now to tackle climate change. … While the problem can sometimes seem overwhelming, we can turn things around – but we must move beyond climate talk to climate action.”
— "Time for Climate Action", UN Foundation (23 September 2014)

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