Episode
Breakfast Wrap: Rolling news pioneer Ted Turner dies aged 87
- Podcast
- Radio National Breakfast
- Published
- May 7, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1462
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Summary
Ted Turner, who founded CNN in 1980 has died at the age of 87. Known for pioneering rolling 24-hour news coverage, he reshaped how audiences around the world consume news media. We hear from one of the people there at the birth of CNN, the first Australian CNN anchor Peter Ford. Then, what's the latest on the 13 Australians with ties to former Islamic State fighters due to arrive in Australia today? We'll hear from the Greens. And the Federal Government answers our questions as it tries to strike a major pact with Fiji. Recap the morning's news, politics and global affairs with the Breakfast Wrap.