ATLANTA - CNN founder and media mogul Ted Turner died on Wednesday, May 6, at the age of 87. Turner transformed television news by launching the world’s first 24-hour cable news network. The Atlanta businessman was also known for his philanthropy, environmental activism and ownership of major sports franchises
Here are a few photos of Turner through the years.
Ted Turner, founder of Turner Broadcasting System, speaks during the 2010 Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Monday, April 26, 2010. This year's conference is titled "Shaping the Future" and runs until April 28. Photographer: Jonathan Alcorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images ATLANTA JUNE 01: Ted Turner attends official CNN Launch event at CNN Techwood Drive World Headquarters in Atlanta Georgia, June 01, 1980 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images American entertainer Ted Turner aboard his yacht 'Courageous' in dock at Newport, Rhode Island, August 31st 1977. (Photo by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) ATLANTA JUNE 01: Ted Turner attends official CNN Launch event at CNN Techwood Drive World Headquarters in Atlanta Georgia, June 01, 1980 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images ATLANTA JUNE 01: Ted Turner and WGST's Tom Houck attend official CNN Launch event at CNN Techwood Drive World Headquarters in Atlanta Georgia, June 01, 1980 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MARCH 30: Ted Turner attends UNICEF's Evening for Children First to Honor Ted Turner on March 30, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Ben Rose/Getty Images for UNICEF) American actress Jane Fonda and husband Ted Turner attending an event, 1993. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) NEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1990: Ted Turner and Jane Fonda circa 1990 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Platzer/IMAGES/Getty Images) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 29: WH meeting with media execs. re TV violence rating system (L-R) VP Al Gore, President Bill Clinton, Michael Jordan, Ted Turner, Kay Koplovitz & Bob Daly. (Photo by Cynthia Johnson/Getty Images) ATLANTA JUNE 01: Ted Turner and Guest attend official CNN Launch event at CNN Techwood Drive World Headquarters in Atlanta Georgia, June 01, 1980 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images Rutherford Seydel, Laura Turner-Seydel, Ted Turner and his Grandchildren EcoManor is the first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified residence in the Southeast and the first to utilize both solar and geothermal energy to power its daily energy use. (Photo by Rick Diamond/WireImage) American television mogul Ted Turner stands in an empty stadium during the 1986 Goodwill Games, which he sponsored and founded that same year. The quadrennial international sports competition, and especially the location chosen for the opening, represented a crumbling of the Cold War separation of east and west. (Photo by Peter Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) ATLANTA - JANUARY 28: Cable television mogul Ted Turner is photographed with his trophies (mostly for sailboat racing) in his office at Turner Broadcasting System on January 28, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 11: Ted Turner and Laura Elizabeth Seydel attend the 2019 TCM Classic Film Festival Opening Night Gala and 30th Anniversary Screening of 'When Harry Met Sally' at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 11, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)