Ted Turner, Cartoon Network and TNT Founder, Dies at 87

Ted Turner, the founder of Cartoon Network, was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia shortly before turning 80. This brain disorder contributed to his hospitalization in 2025 after he developed pneumonia. Known early in his career as “The Mouth of the South,” Turner built a successful entertainment company based in Atlanta, Georgia. He was also a longtime sports owner, having purchased the Atlanta Braves baseball team in 1976 and later selling it to Time Warner.








