Ted Turner, the flamboyant media mogul who revolutionized television by creating the first 24-hour news network, has died at the age of 87. Turner passed away following a long career that saw him transform an obscure Atlanta UHF station into a global media empire, fundamentally changing how the world consumes information.
The Rise of the Superstation
Before the digital age, Turner recognized the untapped potential of satellite distribution. In the 1970s, he rebranded his local station, WTCG, into a
