Biography
Roger Eugene Ailes (15 May 1940 – 18 May 2017) was an American television executive and producer. Born in Warren, Ohio, he began his career in the 1960s as a producer and executive producer on The Mike Douglas Show, for which he received an Emmy nomination.
Ailes served as a media consultant to Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. He later became chairman and chief executive of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television. He left Fox News in 2016 following allegations of sexual harassment by female employees.
Ailes appeared as himself in archive footage in the 2018 documentary Fahrenheit 11/9. He died in Palm Beach, Florida, from complications of a subdural hematoma, aggravated by haemophilia.
