Synopsis

Roger Eugene Ailes is a media consultant and television executive from the United States. He is the founder of Fox News and Fox Television Stations, as well as their former chairman and CEO. Roger is a White American by ethnicity.

Early Childhood Development and Education

Roger Ailes was born in the United States on May 15, 1940, in Warren, Ohio. He grew up in Warren, a factory town in the United States. He attended Warren City Schools and was inducted into the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame at Warren High School. Ailes was frequently hospitalized due to his hemophilia.

He then went to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he worked for two years as the student station manager for WOUB before receiving his bachelor’s degree. Robert Eugene, his father, is a factory maintenance foreman, and his mother is a housewife.

Professional Career

Roger Ailes began his professional television career as a property assistant, producer, and executive producer for KYW-TV in Cleveland and Philadelphia. He also hosted The Mike Douglas Show, a talk show with a variety of guests. Roger worked on Ronald Reagan’s re-election campaign in 1984. He was also credited with helping George H.W. George H.W was also helped by him. Bush win the Republican presidential nomination.

Roger Ailes and Jon Kraushar co-authored the book You Are the Message: Secrets of the Master Communicators in 1988. There, he discusses some of his philosophies and strategies for achieving public success.

Ailes later became the founder and CEO of Fox News on October 7, 1996. Following the departure of Lachlan Murdoch from News Corporation, Roger was named Chairman of the Fox Television Station Group on August 15, 2005.

Roger Ailes had to resign as the CEO and Chairman of Fox News on July 21 under a $40 million exit agreement due to numerous sexual harassment allegations against him.

Cases of Sexual Harassment

More than 50 allegations of sexual abuse have been leveled against Roger Ailes. Gabriel Sherman claimed in 2014 that Ailes offered a TV producer a raise on the condition that she slept with him. Gretchen Carlson, a former Fox News anchor, accused Roger Ailes of sexual harassment in 2016.

Anchor for Fox News In November 2016, Megyn Kelly published a book in which she accused Roger Ailes of sexual abuse. She also brought up Kelly had been pressured by Fox to defend Roger when Gretchen Carlson first made her sexual abuse allegation, but she refused. Fox News is no longer associated with Megyn Kelly.

Personal Experiences

Roger Ailes is currently married to his third wife, Elizabeth Tilson. On February 14, 1988, the couple married. She is the owner and publisher of local New York State newspapers, as well as a former television executive. The couple has a son together.

Roger Ailes has been accused of sexual misconduct numerous times over the years, and it is likely that he had extramarital affairs as well. With his third wife and one son, he currently resides in Cresskill, New Jersey. He previously married twice and divorced twice, according to sources. Barbara Walters, a media personality, is a longtime friend of his.

Salary and Net Worth

Roger Ailes is the founder and former chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations Group, and his net worth is estimated to be in the $100 million range. Roger Ailes involve in a number of charities. And he has given to Ohio State University and even runs scholarships there.