Posted on 12/10/2007 11:57:35 AM PST by COUNTrecount
Roger M. King, a television syndication executive who helped make national stars of talents like Oprah Winfrey, Alex Trebek and Dr. Phil McGraw, died on Saturday. He was 63. Mr. King suffered a stroke on Friday at his home in Boca Raton, Fla., and died the next day at a nearby hospital, said Chris Ender, a spokesman for CBS, where Mr. King last worked.
Mr. King joined CBS in 2000 after King World Productions, the family company he and his brother, Michael, built into a leader in television syndication was sold to CBS for $2.5 billion.
Mr. King, according to industry analysts, shrewdly seized the opportunity created when regulations, beginning in the early 1970s, limited the three major television networks’ ownership and control over programming. The regulations created a market for programming that was independently produced and syndicated.
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The poor fellow didn’t get to cash any Social Security checks ...
that’s sad... he looks older than 63... i often wondered to whom KING WORLD belonged...
Sheesh. Looks like a walking doctor bill.
My boss often requests I spend more time in the office - my preference is with my children. I have a great story about a Dad and son fishing experience close at hand as a reminder; this guys photo will go right next to it. The guy looks a lot older than 63; hope he had a wonderful life and was able to enjoy it.
RIP.
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