Roger Eugene Ailes

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College Directory Columnist

May 7, 2010

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Roger Eugene Ailes was born on the 15th of May of 1940. Being son of a factory foreman, he was born and grew up in the factory town of Warren, Ohio.

Since he was very young, Roger suffers from hemophilia and was often hospitalized, but however, as a fighter he has always been, a hardcore individual with conviction, he became normal by the time he was youth.

Roger attended public schools. He entered the Warren City Schools. On May 2009,

Roger Ailes was inducted into the Warren High Schools' Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.

In 1962 Roger Ailes graduated from the public Ohio University located in Athens, Ohio, receiving a Bachelor of Arts.

This is the oldest college in Ohio, enrolling almost 20,000 students on its main 1,800 acre (7.3 km?) campus Its 285 undergraduate majors, as well as master's and doctoral. Since his graduation Roger Ailes have always felt grateful to the Ohio University.

While at Ohio University Roger Ailes majored in radio and television and served two years as manager of the school's radio station.

Since 1994 he has funded scholarships for Ohio University students in the school's telecommunications programs.

Roger Ailes has a tough personality, for which he has become famous.

Ailes says, "You've got just 60 days to prove yourself on a new job - and just seven seconds to make a good first impression. Seven seconds is all that people need to start making up their minds about you. If you don't demonstrate an energetic attitude on your first day, you're already screwing up."

One of the reasons why he is famous and successful is because he was not hesitated to oppose the views of presidents.

He is an American businessman and famous president of Fox News Channel and chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group.

He is an influent man since he was a media consultant for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, as well as Rudy Giuliani's first mayoral campaign in 1989.

In October 2007, Ailes gave an important donation to Ohio University for a renovated student newsroom. The new facility, set to open in spring of 2010, will double the size of the university's existing newsroom - last upgraded in the 1960s - and allow more students to participate in the school's WOUB radio station and television programs.

Roger Ailes said, "Ohio University ignited my interest in broadcasting, which became my lifetime career. The education I received there gave me the opportunity to take on my first managerial responsibilities and provided early lessons in leadership. I'm happy to contribute to a great university."