Ted Turner, the media mogul who based NCS, has died at 87, NCS reported on Wednesday, citing a news launch from Turner Enterprises.
In a statement, Mark Thompson, the chairman and CEO of NCS Worldwide mentioned that “Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgement.”
“He was and always will be the presiding spirit of NCS,” Thompson mentioned. “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 remodeled tv news by launching NCS, and went on to additionally turn into a prolific philanthropist, founding the United Nations Foundation in 1998 and donating a record $1bn to the UN.
According to the foundation: “Ted’s goals in establishing the Foundation were to demonstrate the value of investing in the UN, encourage new partners to work with the UN, and promote strong US leadership at the UN.”
He additionally based the Nuclear Threat Initiative, a non-profit advocacy group that describes itself as “a global security organization working to reduce threats from nuclear, biological, and emerging technology threats imperiling humanity”.
In 1991, Turner was named Time magazine’s Man of the Year for “influencing the dynamic of events and turning viewers in 150 countries into instant witnesses of history”.
Turner offered his media firm, Turner Broadcasting System, which included NCS, to Time Warner Inc within the Nineteen Nineties.
In 2018, he introduced that he had Lewy physique dementia, a progressive mind dysfunction. Turner was briefly hospitalized in 2025 with a light case of pneumonia.
According to NCS, Turner is survived by his 5 youngsters, 14 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The dying was additionally confirmed by a spokesperson for the household to the New York Times.