UqQHhS5Uvzīut the 20 years Ailes spent at the helm of the network ended in scandal. He has the checkbook but could never come close to your genius. It took you 20 years to build Fox News into the powerhouse that it was and only 6 years for the Murdochs to wreak havoc. The network is beloved by Republicans and became a space where big conservative figures went to make the news. Under him, Fox became a loud, controversial platform for conservative voices and causes, one that all but rejected the notion that news needed to be presented in a balanced way – despite its ‘Fair and Balanced’ slogan. RIP.”ĭuring his two decades at the helm, Ailes oversaw its meteoric rise – within six years of its launch, Fox News was the most-watched cable channel in the country.
“It took you 20 years to build Fox News into the powerhouse that it was and only 6 years for the Murdochs to wreak havoc,” she wrote, weeks after Carlson and Fox News parted ways as the network agreed to pay $787.5m to Dominion to settle a defamation lawsuit over election lies amplified by the channel’s personalities. “Happy Heavenly Birthday Roger Ailes,” tweeted Elizabeth Ailes, wishing her late husband, who died at the age of 77, a year after his exit from the network. We look forward to witnessing his energy and entrepreneurial drive in leading the next wave of growth for Fox News, Fox Business Network and Fox Television Stations, as well as many years of continued success together.The wife of the late Roger Ailes has publicly attacked Rupert Murdoch after Tucker Carlson was abruptly sacked by Fox News last month on the heels of the conservative network settling its billion-dollar lawsuit with the Dominion Voting Systems.Īiles was appointed by Rupert Murdoch to head Fox News when it launched in 1996 and had fallen from grace two decades later after being obliged to stand down in 2016 in the wake of several sexual harassment accusations. The younger Murdochs, Lachlan and James, said in the following joint statement: “Roger is an incredibly talented executive and we’re pleased he has accepted our offer to continue his extraordinary record of success at 21st Century Fox. Lachlan, James and I are delighted that Roger will be leading key businesses for us and our shareholders for years to come, and he has our unwavering support.” Roger and I have always had, and will continue to have, a special relationship. Rupert added: “Nearly two decades ago, Roger took a bold idea rooted in the belief that there was room for more choice in cable news, and - much to all the naysayers’ surprise - through his development of vibrant programming and talent, created a behemoth of a business with one of the most passionate and engaged audiences in the history of television news. I look forward to working with Rupert, Lachlan and James to do my part to help bring 21st Century Fox well into the future.”
In a statement accompanying Thursday’s news, Ailes said, “I am grateful to Rupert Murdoch for taking the risk on Fox News to see it become the number one 24-hour news network in America. The Murdoch Whisperers: Who's Who in the 21st Century Fox Power Structure Reporting to all three Murdochs affords him the right props given how instrumental he was in the creation of Fox News.” “He seems to have some of the mass appeal programming instincts of the elder Murdoch.
“ Roger Ailes is an element within the Fox News brand itself given his iconic profile,” observed Wunderlich Securities analyst Matthew Harrigan. He has expressed no desire to ever retire and has resisted anointing a No. He has always maintained an iron-fisted control of his domain, making all programming decisions and even negotiating.
“Roger will report to Lachlan and James but will continue his unique and long-standing relationship with Rupert,” 21st Century Fox spokesperson Nathaniel Brown said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.Īiles built Fox News into a media and cultural juggernaut valued at $15 billion that is estimated to have funneled $2.3 billion into 21st Century Fox coffers this year, according to SNL Kagan. The news flash, reported by anchor Stuart Varney, seemed to be refuted by the company in a June 16 announcement when the succession became official. And minutes after the news broke, Ailes’ Fox Business Network reported that Ailes would continue to report to Rupert, not James and Lachlan. While the succession, which is effective July 1, 2015, had been anticipated, the timing of the news caught many at the company off guard, including Ailes. The Introspective Roger Ailes: Fox News' Chief on Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Brian Williams' Future ("I'd Put Him Back") and His Own
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