Ted Turner/Deposit Photos Ted Turner, the creator of CNN and the 24-hour news cycle, has passed away at the age of 87. He reportedly died from Lewy body dementia. Turner was a media mogul who owned the Turner Broadcasting System, which included TBS (the first "superstation"), TNT (Turner Network Television), Cartoon Network, and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). He also created the cartoon Captain Planet, which aimed to educate children about the environment and the planet, and ac