Roger Ailes Quotes


It would be a lie to say that I don't care what people say about me. Every human being cares unless they're nuts. Am I nuts? But you can't allow that to override your mission.


Citations

Chafets, Zev. Roger Ailes: Off Camera. Sentinel, 2013.

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Roger Ailes
Roger Ailes
  • Born: May 15, 1940
  • Died: May 18, 2017
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President Fox News, Chair Fox Television, Stations, 20th Television

Roger Eugene Ailes was an American television executive and media consultant. He was the chairman and CEO of Fox News, Fox Television Stations and 20th Television, from which he resigned in July 2016 after allegations of sexual harassment were made by 23 women. Ailes was a media consultant for Republican presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, and for Rudy Giuliani's first mayoral campaign. In 2016, he was resigned from Fox News after being accused of sexual harassment by several female Fox employees, including on-air personalities Gretchen Carlson and Megyn Kelly. Shortly afterward, he became an adviser to the Donald Trump campaign, where he assisted with debate preparation.