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3 unusual facts about Roger Ailes


Eileen Gunn

"Fellow Americans" (1991) posits an alternate history in which Barry Goldwater hired Roger Ailes to run his 1964 presidential campaign, and Richard Nixon became the host of a TV game show called Tricky Dick.

JInsider

He was part of the original management team that launched the Fox News Channel under Roger Ailes in 1996.

The 1/2 Hour News Hour

Originally pitched as This Just In, the show was turned down by the Fox Broadcasting Company's late-night division before being picked up by Fox News Channel's chief Roger Ailes for a trial run.



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