Photos: Roger Ailes, 1940-2017
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Fox News Channel creator Roger Ailes died May 18, 2017, at age 77. Here's a look back at his career in photos.
May 18, 1971
- Jerry Mosey
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Roger Ailes, shown in his office, May 18, 1971, New York. Ailes devised the highly successful "man in the arena" television appearances for President Richard Nixon in 1968. He believed that when the time comes he will be asked to resume full-time duties as Nixon's television consultant in the 1972 campaign. Meanwhile, he remained a part-time consultant to the president for special projects, as well as having returned to television production. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey)
Aug. 17, 1988
- Ron Edmonds
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FILE - In this Aug. 17, 1988 file photo, Vice President George H.W. Bush, left, gets some advice from his media advisor, Roger Ailes, right, as they stand behind the podium at the Superdome in New Orleans, La., prior to the start of the Republican National Convention. Fox News said on Thursday, May 18, 2017, that Ailes has died. He was 77. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Aug. 30, 1988
- Ron Edmonds
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Campaign advisers for presidential hopefuls Vice President George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, chat before a private meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss the candidates' debate schedule, Aug. 30, 1988. From left are: Dukakis campaign manager Susan Estrich; Bush media adviser Roger Ailes; Bush adviser Bob Goodwin; Dukakis campaign chairman Paul Brountas and Bush campaign manager James Baker III. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Nov. 4, 1989
- Peter Morgan
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Media consultant Roger Ailes is shown backstage at the debate between New York Mayoral candidates David Dinkins and Rudolph Giuliani in New York, Nov. 4, 1989. Ailes is Giuliani's adviser. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
Nov. 15, 1994
- Marty Lederhandler
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Actor/comedian Charles Grodin, posing before a CNBC-TV banner, is introduced as the cable television station's new primetime host in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1994, replacing Tom Snyder's talk show. The "Charles Grodin" program will feature Grodin in conversation with a wide rang of personalities and will debut in January 1995. At right is Roger Ailes, president of CNBC. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Jan. 30, 1996
- RICHARD DREW
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Roger Ailes, left, answers questions at a New York news conference after it was announced he was named chairman and CEO of News Corp.'s 24-hour all news television service, Tuesday Jan. 30, 1996. Ailes will also serve as senior adviser to Rupert Murdoch, right, Chairman and CEO of The News Corporation Limited. Ailes, most recently president of CNBC, will assume his duties Feb. 5, 1996. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Jan. 30, 1996
- RICHARD DREW
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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 1996 file photo, Roger Ailes, left, speaks at a news conference as Rupert Murdoch looks on after it was announced that Ailes will be chairman and CEO of Fox News. 21st Century Fox said Thursday, July 21, 2016, that Ailes is resigning immediately. Murdoch will assume the role of Chairman and acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Sept. 15, 1997
- MARION CURTIS
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Roger Ailes, left, chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel, and reporter Dick Oliver of Good Day New York, stand outside Fox News Channel headquarters in New York Monday, Sept. 15, 1997. The Fox channel debuted in New York Monday on Time Warner Cable. (AP Photo/Dan Klores Associates, Marion Curtis/DMI)
Oct. 13, 1989
- Marty Lederhandler
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Roger Ailes, media Consultant to George Bush and Rudolph Giuliani pictured at conference of Radio 7 TV News Directors in New York City, Oct. 13, 1989.(AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Aug. 7, 2003
- GAIL BURTON
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Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel Roger Ailes, right, smiles at Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., during a news conference at Morgan State University, in Baltimore, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, where they announced that the Congressional Black Caucus will partner with Fox news to host two presidential debates. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
July 24, 2006
- REED SAXON
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FILE- In this file photo from Monday, July 24, 2006, Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive officer of Fox News, speaks during the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. According to court documents cited in a news report on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, Ailes told a former publishing executive to lie to federal investigators vetting ex-New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik for a Cabinet post in 2004. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Sept. 29, 2006
- Jim Cooper
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Fox News CEO Roger Ailes poses at Fox News in New York, Sept. 29, 2006 photo. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)
Oct. 21, 2008
- Seth Wenig
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Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of FOX Television Stations poses for a picture during the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame Awards in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
April 11, 2012
- Brian Ach
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In this photograph taken by AP Images for The Hollywood Reporter Roger Ailes, left, and Bill OReilly are seen at The Hollywood Reporter 35 Most Powerful People in Media event on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in New York. (Brian Ach/AP Images for The Hollywood Reporter)
May 1, 2013
- Evan Agostini
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Fox News president Roger Ailes, left, and son Zachary attend "The Great Gatsby" world premiere at Avery Fisher Hall on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Feb. 9, 2015
- Charles Sykes
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015 file photo, Roger Ailes attends a special screening of "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in New York. Ailes has signed a new contract to continue as chief executive of Fox News Channel, the network that has become a ratings and financial powerhouse since he started it two decades ago. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Feb. 9, 2015
- Charles Sykes
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015, file photo, Roger Ailes attends a special screening of "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in New York. In the summer of 2016, Ailes, who helped build Fox News into a ratings behemoth, departed the company following allegations of sexual harassment, and left with a $40 million severance. Ailes was chairman and CEO of Fox News, and with Bill O’Reilly as a high-profile host, pushed it to become the most-watched U.S. cable-news channel. O'Reilly is now out at Fox and is reportedly in line to get up to $25 million following his ouster amid allegations of sexual harassment. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
May 18, 1971
- Jerry Mosey
Roger Ailes, shown in his office, May 18, 1971, New York. Ailes devised the highly successful "man in the arena" television appearances for President Richard Nixon in 1968. He believed that when the time comes he will be asked to resume full-time duties as Nixon's television consultant in the 1972 campaign. Meanwhile, he remained a part-time consultant to the president for special projects, as well as having returned to television production. (AP Photo/Jerry Mosey)
Aug. 17, 1988
- Ron Edmonds
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 1988 file photo, Vice President George H.W. Bush, left, gets some advice from his media advisor, Roger Ailes, right, as they stand behind the podium at the Superdome in New Orleans, La., prior to the start of the Republican National Convention. Fox News said on Thursday, May 18, 2017, that Ailes has died. He was 77. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Aug. 30, 1988
- Ron Edmonds
Campaign advisers for presidential hopefuls Vice President George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, chat before a private meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss the candidates' debate schedule, Aug. 30, 1988. From left are: Dukakis campaign manager Susan Estrich; Bush media adviser Roger Ailes; Bush adviser Bob Goodwin; Dukakis campaign chairman Paul Brountas and Bush campaign manager James Baker III. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Nov. 15, 1994
- Marty Lederhandler
Actor/comedian Charles Grodin, posing before a CNBC-TV banner, is introduced as the cable television station's new primetime host in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 1994, replacing Tom Snyder's talk show. The "Charles Grodin" program will feature Grodin in conversation with a wide rang of personalities and will debut in January 1995. At right is Roger Ailes, president of CNBC. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)
Jan. 30, 1996
- RICHARD DREW
Roger Ailes, left, answers questions at a New York news conference after it was announced he was named chairman and CEO of News Corp.'s 24-hour all news television service, Tuesday Jan. 30, 1996. Ailes will also serve as senior adviser to Rupert Murdoch, right, Chairman and CEO of The News Corporation Limited. Ailes, most recently president of CNBC, will assume his duties Feb. 5, 1996. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Jan. 30, 1996
- RICHARD DREW
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 1996 file photo, Roger Ailes, left, speaks at a news conference as Rupert Murdoch looks on after it was announced that Ailes will be chairman and CEO of Fox News. 21st Century Fox said Thursday, July 21, 2016, that Ailes is resigning immediately. Murdoch will assume the role of Chairman and acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Sept. 15, 1997
- MARION CURTIS
Roger Ailes, left, chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel, and reporter Dick Oliver of Good Day New York, stand outside Fox News Channel headquarters in New York Monday, Sept. 15, 1997. The Fox channel debuted in New York Monday on Time Warner Cable. (AP Photo/Dan Klores Associates, Marion Curtis/DMI)
Aug. 7, 2003
- GAIL BURTON
Chairman and CEO of Fox News Channel Roger Ailes, right, smiles at Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D-Md., during a news conference at Morgan State University, in Baltimore, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2003, where they announced that the Congressional Black Caucus will partner with Fox news to host two presidential debates. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)
July 24, 2006
- REED SAXON
FILE- In this file photo from Monday, July 24, 2006, Roger Ailes, chairman and chief executive officer of Fox News, speaks during the Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif. According to court documents cited in a news report on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, Ailes told a former publishing executive to lie to federal investigators vetting ex-New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik for a Cabinet post in 2004. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
April 11, 2012
- Brian Ach
In this photograph taken by AP Images for The Hollywood Reporter Roger Ailes, left, and Bill OReilly are seen at The Hollywood Reporter 35 Most Powerful People in Media event on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in New York. (Brian Ach/AP Images for The Hollywood Reporter)
Feb. 9, 2015
- Charles Sykes
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015 file photo, Roger Ailes attends a special screening of "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in New York. Ailes has signed a new contract to continue as chief executive of Fox News Channel, the network that has become a ratings and financial powerhouse since he started it two decades ago. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Feb. 9, 2015
- Charles Sykes
FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2015, file photo, Roger Ailes attends a special screening of "Kingsman: The Secret Service" in New York. In the summer of 2016, Ailes, who helped build Fox News into a ratings behemoth, departed the company following allegations of sexual harassment, and left with a $40 million severance. Ailes was chairman and CEO of Fox News, and with Bill O’Reilly as a high-profile host, pushed it to become the most-watched U.S. cable-news channel. O'Reilly is now out at Fox and is reportedly in line to get up to $25 million following his ouster amid allegations of sexual harassment. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
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