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Media pioneer Ted Turner dead at 87

By Brady Knox
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Media tycoon Ted Turner, founder of CNN, died Wednesday at age 87.

Turner is widely credited with pioneering 24/7 cable news. His death was announced in a statement from Turner Enterprises.

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