At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
- Posted on May 6, 2026
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At 75, Ted Turner told Fortune he gave himself 5 more years. He got 12—and spent them warning the world was ending
The CNN founder, who died Wednesday at 87, used a 2013 Fortune interview to handicap his own mortality and deliver a blunt warning about nuclear weapons, climate change, and overpopulation.