CNN founder Ted Turner died on Wednesday. Ben Rose/Getty Images for UNICEF Ted Turner, the outspoken founder of CNN and a pioneer of 24/7 news, has died at 87. He built a sprawling media empire, owned major sports teams, and helped reshape modern television. Turner later became a major philanthropist, donating billions to environmental and global causes. Ted Turner, the brash founder of CNN who reshaped modern media and earned the nickname "Mouth of the South," died Wednesday. He was 87. Over