Edward Samuel Rogers
| Edward S. Rogers Jr. | |
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Statue of Rogers in front of Rogers Centre
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| Born |
Edward Samuel Rogers Jr. May 27, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 2, 2008 (aged 75) Toronto, Ontario |
| Resting place | Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education |
BA (Toronto, 1956) LL.B. (Osgoode Hall, 1961) |
| Title | President and CEO of Rogers Communications |
| Term | 1967–2008 (as head of Rogers Communications) |
| Successor | Nadir Mohamed |
| Spouse(s) | Loretta Robinson (m. 1963) |
| Children | Lisa Anne Rogers Edward Rogers III Melinda Mary Rogers Martha Loretta Rogers |
| Parent(s) |
Edward S. Rogers Sr. Velma Melissa Taylor |
Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers Jr., OC, (May 27, 1933 – December 2, 2008) was the president and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc., and the fifth-richest person in Canada in terms of net worth.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Rogers was educated at Upper Canada College. He subsequently attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto, graduating in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. When he was an undergraduate student, Rogers joined the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1979, he was named a Significant Sig by the fraternity – the 21st Canadian to be inducted.
In 1960, while still a student at Osgoode Hall Law School, he bought all the shares in local radio station CHFI, which pioneered the use of FM at a time when only 5% of the Toronto households had FM receivers. By 1965, he was in the cable TV business. Rogers Communications was established in 1967 and has grown into one of Canada's largest media conglomerates. His father Edward S. Rogers Sr. is regarded as the founder of the company, although the radio station that he founded, CFRB, is now owned by another Canadian company and competitor, Bell Media.
Rogers had been the owner of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team since September 1, 2000, when Rogers Communications Inc. purchased 80% of the baseball club, with the Labatt Brewing Company maintaining a 20% interest and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce relinquishing its 10% share. He purchased the remaining 20% share from Labatt in 2003, and owned the team in full until his death. Moreover, the Blue Jays' home ballpark, SkyDome, was renamed Rogers Centre in 2005 after Rogers' firm purchased the stadium (including naming rights).
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