Roger King (Producer)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Roger Monroe King (August 22, 1944-December 8, 2007) was an American television and media executive for King World Productions and CBS. He was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 1992 and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2004 and is credited with launching the careers of such top television stars as Oprah Winfrey, Dr. Phil and Alex Trebek.Born in New Jersey, Roger King became chairman of the board of King World Productions in 1977, following the death of his father, Charles King, who had founded the company in 1964. Under his leadership, King World became the leading distributor of popular syndicated television programming.