Fox News co-founder Ailes dies aged 77
Print Edition
ROGER Ailes, who built Fox News into a powerful cable giant that transformed both American television and politics, has died at the age of 77.
The Fox co-founder, a consultant to Republican presidents widely credited with leading a revival of the US conservative movement, was ousted from the network last year under the cloud of a series of sexual harassment allegations.
A longtime confident of media titan Rupert Murdoch, Ailes was seen as a central figure in the conservative US political movement. He stood down in July last year after a sexual harassment lawsuit from former news host Gretchen Carlson.
“I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning,” said Ailes’ wife Elizabeth.
There was no immediate indication of the cause of death.
Under Ailes’ leadership, Fox became America’s most watched cable news channel, home to key conservative political commentators and drawing an audience distinct from rivals CNN and MSNBC.
“Today America lost one of its great patriotic warriors,” said Fox News host Sean Hannity.
Ailes served as a consultant to presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H W Bush and Donald Trump in the 2016 campaign.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
