Roger Ailes, former Fox News CEO, Died at 77

  Media

Roger Eugene Ailes was born on May 15, 1940, and died on May 18, 2017.

Hewas an American media consultant and television executive.

He was the founder and former Chairman and CEO of Fox News and the Fox Television Stations Group, from which he resigned in July 2016 following allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues.

He was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, and for Rudy Giuliani’s first mayoral campaign.

During 2016, Ailes was an adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, where he assisted with debate preparation.

Roger Eugene Ailes passed away at 77 years old.