Fox News founder Roger Ailes dies, multiple reports say
Fox News founder and former CEO Roger Ailes has died, according to multiple media reports citing a statement from his wife, Elizabeth Ailes. He was 77.
“I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning,” Ailes said in the statement. “Roger was a loving husband to me, to his son Zachary, and a loyal friend to many. He was also a patriot, profoundly grateful to live in a country that gave him so much opportunity to work hard, to rise—and to give back.”
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