David Fokenflik
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NPR News: 05-06-2026 2PM EDT
Ted Turner is perhaps best known for starting CNN.
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That's Eason Jordan, who rose to be CNN's chief news executive.
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The place operated on the cheap and on the fly.
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CNN came into its own with coverage of the Challenger space shuttle explosion and the first Gulf War.
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In 1996, with the launch of rivals Fox News and MSNBC, Turner sold his holdings.
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He gave a billion to fund the United Nations and helped to inspire the Giving Pledge from philanthropic giants Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.