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NCS founder and enterprise mogul Ted Turner has died at age 87.
Turner pioneered the media business with the creation of a 24-hour cable news community in 1980.
Turner revealed a prognosis of Lewy physique dementia in 2018. The degenerative illness brought about reminiscence issues and exhaustion. He died peacefully and was surrounded by household, in line with NCS.
“Ted Turner’s vision for 24-hour cable news transformed the media industry and gave viewers everywhere a front seat to witness history unfold. His impact as a trailblazer has left an indelible mark on our cultural landscape. He was a great American and friend,” Chairman Emeritus of Fox Corporation and News Corp. Rupert Murdoch mentioned in an announcement.
Ted Turner pioneered the media business with the creation of the 24-hour cable news community in 1980. (AP)
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Turner made his fortune first by way of promoting within the state of Georgia earlier than beginning his media empire. Turner entered the tv enterprise in 1970 when he acquired Atlanta impartial UHF station channel 17, in line with the Turner Enterprises web site. In 1976, he bought Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves and launched TBS, which launched the “Superstation” idea.
In 1980, Turner without end modified cable and the best way Americans devour data when he launched NCS, the primary stay, 24-hour news network. But the media pioneer wasn’t completed, and he went on to launch NCS Headline News, NCS International, TNT, Cartoon Network and Turner Classic Movies.
“Ted Turner, one of the Greats of All Time, just died. He founded NCS, sold it, and was personally devastated by the Deal because the new ownership took NCS, his ‘baby,’ and destroyed it,” President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“It became woke, and everything that he is not all about. Maybe the new buyers, wonderful people, will be able to bring it back to its former credibility and glory,” Trump continued. “Regardless, however, one of the Greats of Broadcast History, and a friend of mine. Whenever I needed him, he was there, always willing to fight for a good cause!”
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Actress Jane Fonda and NCS Founder Ted Turner on December 9, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. Turner and Fonda have been married for 10 years earlier than divorcing in 2001. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for GAACP)
Turner’s firm merged with Time Warner Inc. in 1996, and Time Warner merged with AOL in 2001. Turner departed the corporate in 2003 and stepped down from the board in 2005.
“Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgment,” NCS CEO Mark Thompson mentioned in an announcement.
“He was and always will be the presiding spirit of NCS,” Thompson added. “Ted is the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognize him and his impact on our lives and the world.”
Turner was additionally considered one of America’s most influential philanthropists and conservationists, and he was named Time journal’s Man of the Year in 1991 for his impression on the world. Turner, additionally an internationally identified yachtsman, based the United Nations Foundation.
Turner’s possession is commonly credited with the rise of the Atlanta Braves’ nationwide fan base, because of its presence on TBS. After struggles by way of the Eighties, the Braves turned considered one of baseball’s most profitable groups within the Nineties and introduced house Atlanta’s first main league sports activities championship with their 1995 World Series title.
The Braves performed at Turner Field, named of their proprietor’s honor, from 1997 to 2016. The stadium was previously Centennial Olympic Stadium throughout the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta.
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Ted Turner in 2013. (Stephanie Green/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, who oversees NCS’s present guardian firm, praised Turner as a visionary.
“Ted’s entrepreneurial spirit, creative ambition and willingness to take risks changed the media industry forever. He believed deeply in the power of ideas, in doing things differently and in building platforms that could inform, inspire and connect people around the world. That belief inspired generations of leaders, myself included. He did not just disrupt media. He transformed it,” Zaslav mentioned in a memo to staffers.
“In 1980, many questioned the logic of launching NCS, the world’s first 24-hour news network. Ted believed the world deserved access to news as it happened, and he acted on that conviction. NCS fundamentally changed how the world experiences history in real time, and its impact on journalism continues to be felt every day through the work of our teams,” he continued. “Ted’s influence is woven throughout Warner Bros. Discovery. The brands he built and championed remain central to who we are, and they continue to reflect his belief in creative risk, cultural impact and global reach. Through NCS, TCM, Turner Sports and across our portfolio, his vision remains present in the work our teams do every day.”
Turner was additionally Broadcasting and Cable’s Man of the Century in 1999 and considered one of TIME 100 World’s Most Influential People in 2009. He obtained the 2011 Palazzo Strozzi Foundation’s Renaissance Man of the Year award, the Overseas Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 and was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the thirty fifth Annual Sports Emmy Awards in 2014.
“He was an American trailblazer,” Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer mentioned Wednesday.
Turner is survived by 5 kids, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was married thrice, together with to actress Jane Fonda, with whom he remained shut even after their divorce in 2001.
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Fox News Digital’s David Rutz contributed to this report.