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Roger Ailes
American TV executive and consultant (1940–2017)
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| Born | Roger Eugene Ailes (1940-05-15)May 15, 1940 Warren, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 2017(2017-05-18) (aged 77) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Ohio University(BA) |
| Occupation(s) | President of Fox News Chair of Fox Television Stations 20th Television |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Marjorie White (m. 1960; div. 1977)Norma Ferrer (m. 1981; div. 1995)Elizabeth Tilson (m. 1998) |
| Children | 1 |
Roger Eugene Ailes (May 15, 1940 – May 18, 2017) was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, and for Rudy Giuliani's 1989 New York City mayoral election. In July 2016, he left Fox News aft
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You've probably heard of Bombshell by now: The new movie starring Charlize Theron, Margot Robbie, and Nicole Kidman that tells the story of the fall of former chairman and CEO of Fox News and Fox Television Stations, Roger Ailes. He was forced out of the media company in July 2016 after numerous women at the network came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against him. (You can read a step-by-step account of his downfall here.)
During the scandal, the one person who continually stood by his side was his wife of 20 years, Elizabeth Ailes. Here, everything you need to know about Ailes and her relationship with her husband.
Roger and Elizabeth met at CNBC when she was a programming executive and he was in charge of the channel. "Ailes seemed ‘infatuated’ with the Marilyn Monroe look-alike," a former CNBC executive said in a New York Magazine article from 1997, referring to Elizabeth.
In 1998, the couple was married by then-New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani at City Hall. She was 37, and he was 58 at the time. Two years later,
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Former Fox News executive Roger Ailes has died. His wife of nearly 20 years, Elizabeth Ailes, released a statement Thursday confirming the broadcast magnate's death to the Drudge Report.
"I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning. Roger was a loving husband to me, to his son Zachary and a loyal friend to many. He was also a patriot, profoundly grateful to live in a country that gave him so much opportunity to work hard, to rise and to give back. During a career that stretched over more than five decades, his work in entertainment, in politics and in news affected the lives of many millions. And so even as we mourn his death, we celebrate his life," Elizabeth Ailes said.
Roger Ailes celebrated his 77th birthday on Monday just days before his death. No cause of death was given.
A former NBC news executive, Elizabeth Ailes (maiden name Elizabeth Tilson) married Roger in 1998, just two years after he became the founding CEO of Fox News. He had been married twice before, to Marjorie White and Norma Ferrer.
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