Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers Jr., OC (May 27, 1933 – December 2, 2008) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who served as the president and CEO of Rogers Communications. He was the fifth-richest person in Canada in terms of net worth.
Rogers was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Velma Melissa (Taylor) and radio pioneer and inventor Edward S. Rogers Sr. He was educated at Upper Canada College.[1] He subsequently attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto, graduating in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[2] 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.[3]
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 grew 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 established, CFRB, is now owned by another Canadian company and competitor, Bell Media.
Rogers had been the owner of the Toronto Blue JaysMajor 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).[4]
In 2000, Rogers and his wife Loretta gave CA$26.8 million to the University of Toronto. The landmark contribution was directed to the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, which named the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in honour of his father. The Rogers' gift allowed the faculty to establish the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate Scholarships, the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Undergraduate Scholarships, the Edward S. Rogers Sr. Chair in Engineering, the Velma M. Rogers Graham Chair in Engineering, the Rogers AT&T Wireless Communications Laboratories and the Rogers Scholarship Program.
On May 29, 2007, Rogers and his wife made a gift of CA$15 million to Ryerson University. The donation was directed towards the Faculty of Business, which was renamed the Ted Rogers School of Management at the donors' request. The majority of the gift will be used to establish 52 new undergraduate and graduate student awards and scholarships. The gift also aims to establish a new research chair to seed academic initiatives in management research.
On November 20, 2014, the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research was launched after a CA$130 million gift from Rogers' family in his memory. It was at the time the largest private gift in Canadian health-care history. This Centre united The Hospital for Sick Children, University Health Network and the University of Toronto in taking new approaches to how we diagnose, treat and prevent heart failure in adults and children. It is believed to be the world's first institute to bring together research, education and innovation in personalized medicine, stem cell research, bioengineering, regenerative medicine, digital health and advanced clinical care under one umbrella with a single focus.
His autobiography, penned with communications consultant and former business journalist Robert Brehl, was titled Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications and was released just 10 weeks before Rogers' death. On December 2, 2009, the first anniversary of his death, a northern section of Jarvis Street in Toronto which runs beside the Rogers Building was renamed Ted Rogers Way in his honour.
From March 4 to 6, 2010, the first annual Ted Rogers Memorial Conference (TRMC) hosted by Ryerson University, the Ted Rogers School of Management, and the Ryerson Commerce Society took place to honour Rogers, inviting Canadian university students to learn more about the values[citation needed] and skills[citation needed] that Rogers possessed. The theme of the conference revolved around the acronym TED: Take risks. Embrace innovation. Defy the status quo.
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For other people named Edward Rogers see Edward Rogers disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Edward S Rogers Jr news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2008 Learn how and when to remove this template message Edward Samuel Ted Rogers Jr OC May 27 1933 December 2 2008 was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist who served as the president and CEO of Rogers Communications He was the fifth richest person in Canada in terms of net worth Ted RogersOCStatue of Rogers in front of Rogers CentreBornEdward Samuel Rogers Jr 1933 05 27 May 27 1933Toronto Ontario CanadaDiedDecember 2 2008 2008 12 02 aged 75 Toronto Ontario CanadaResting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery TorontoAlma materUpper Canada College 1951 University of Toronto BA 1956 Osgoode Hall Law School LLB 1961 TitlePresident and CEO of Rogers CommunicationsTerm1967 2008SpouseLoretta Robinson m 1963 wbr ChildrenLisa Anne Rogers Edward S Rogers III Melinda Mary Rogers Martha Loretta RogersParentsEdward S Rogers Sr father Velma Melissa Taylor mother RelativesTimothy Rogers Contents 1 Life and career 2 Marriage and family 3 Honours and awards 4 Philanthropy 5 Death and commemoration 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLife and career EditRogers was born in Toronto Ontario the son of Velma Melissa Taylor and radio pioneer and inventor Edward S Rogers Sr He was educated at Upper Canada College 1 He subsequently attended Trinity College in the University of Toronto graduating in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree 2 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 3 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 grew 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 established 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 4 Marriage and family EditOn September 25 1963 Rogers married Loretta Anne Robinson 5 Her father was Roland Robinson 1st Baron Martonmere who was a British politician and later served as Governor of Bermuda 6 Rogers and his wife had four children together Lisa Edward Melinda and Martha 5 He was a direct descendant of Timothy Rogers 1756 1834 a Quaker leader who founded Newmarket and Pickering in what is now Ontario Honours and awards EditOn October 25 1990 Rogers was appointed to the grade of Officer of the Order of Canada 7 In 1990 Rogers received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement 8 In 2006 he was inducted into Canada s Telecommunications Hall of Fame 9 along with his father Edward S Rogers Sr Philanthropy EditIn 2000 Rogers and his wife Loretta gave CA 26 8 million to the University of Toronto The landmark contribution was directed to the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering which named the Edward S Rogers Sr Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in honour of his father The Rogers gift allowed the faculty to establish the Edward S Rogers Sr Graduate Scholarships the Edward S Rogers Sr Undergraduate Scholarships the Edward S Rogers Sr Chair in Engineering the Velma M Rogers Graham Chair in Engineering the Rogers AT amp T Wireless Communications Laboratories and the Rogers Scholarship Program On May 29 2007 Rogers and his wife made a gift of CA 15 million to Ryerson University The donation was directed towards the Faculty of Business which was renamed the Ted Rogers School of Management at the donors request The majority of the gift will be used to establish 52 new undergraduate and graduate student awards and scholarships The gift also aims to establish a new research chair to seed academic initiatives in management research On November 20 2014 the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research was launched after a CA 130 million gift from Rogers family in his memory It was at the time the largest private gift in Canadian health care history This Centre united The Hospital for Sick Children University Health Network and the University of Toronto in taking new approaches to how we diagnose treat and prevent heart failure in adults and children It is believed to be the world s first institute to bring together research education and innovation in personalized medicine stem cell research bioengineering regenerative medicine digital health and advanced clinical care under one umbrella with a single focus Death and commemoration Edit Guard of honour outside St James Cathedral funeral on December 9 2008 Rogers suffered from congestive heart failure and died early on the morning of December 2 2008 aged 75 at his home in Toronto 10 11 He was buried in the family plot at Mount Pleasant Cemetery Toronto His autobiography penned with communications consultant and former business journalist Robert Brehl was titled Relentless The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications and was released just 10 weeks before Rogers death On December 2 2009 the first anniversary of his death a northern section of Jarvis Street in Toronto which runs beside the Rogers Building was renamed Ted Rogers Way in his honour From March 4 to 6 2010 the first annual Ted Rogers Memorial Conference TRMC hosted by Ryerson University the Ted Rogers School of Management and the Ryerson Commerce Society took place to honour Rogers inviting Canadian university students to learn more about the values citation needed and skills citation needed that Rogers possessed The theme of the conference revolved around the acronym TED Take risks Embrace innovation Defy the status quo See also EditAldred Rogers Broadcasting List of billionaires List of Upper Canada College alumniReferences Edit Holmes Gillian ed 2000 Who s Who in Canadian Business 2001 Toronto Who s Who Publications p 709 ISBN 978 0 920966 60 0 Ted Rogers Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved April 5 2015 Significant Sig Official website of Sigma Chi Archived from the original on April 24 2015 Retrieved April 20 2015 Van Hasselt Caroline High Wire Act Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built Wiley High Wire Act Ted Rogers and the Empire that Debt Built Archived from the original on July 9 2012 Retrieved March 22 2009 John Wiley amp Sons Canada Oct 2 2008 a b Edward Samuel Ted Rogers Maclean s December 2 2008 Retrieved April 6 2015 Lord Martonmere New York Times May 5 1989 Retrieved April 6 2015 Order of Canada citation Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement www achievement org American Academy of Achievement Yarhi Eli Ted Rogers The Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved April 26 2018 Pitts Gordon December 2 2008 Ted Rogers dies at 75 Globe and Mail Retrieved December 2 2019 Rogers Communications mourns passing of Founder and CEO Ted Rogers News Release PR Newswire December 2 2008 Archived from the original on December 5 2008 Retrieved December 2 2008 External links EditMemorial webpage Rogers Communications Inc Find A Grave Ted Rogers History of Rogers at the Wayback Machine archived February 12 2008 Ted Rogers at Museum of Broadcast Communications Forbes com Forbes World s Richest People Ambition The Life and Times of Ted Rogers CBC episode of Life and Times Order of Canada citation AP Obituary in the National Post Laureate award Canada s Telecommunications Hall of Fame video Ted Rogers Memorial Conference Edward S Rogers Jr Canadian Communications Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward S Rogers Jr amp oldid 1123964382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
