John Geoffrey Rogers (c. 1961 – November 10, 2018) was a Canadian-born American businessman and executive. Rogers, who served continuously as President of the San Diego Comic-Con from 1986 until his death in 2018, oversaw its expansion from a niche event into an international multi-genre entertainment and comic convention. He was the longest serving president in Comic-Con's history.[1][2][3][4]
The San Diego Comic-Con was founded in 1970. Rogers joined the convention in 1978 while working as a software engineer for a San Diego telecommunications company.[1][2] He served as a technical coordinator and films coordinator before being elected president for his first term in 1986.[1] He was re-elected president annually from 1986 to 2018.[1][3]
Each year on the last day of Comic-Con, Rogers appeared in a popular panel called "Comic-Con Talk Back" to answer questions from convention attendees.[3][4]
Rogers died from complications of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, on November 10, 2018, at the age of 57.[1] He had recently been diagnosed with disease on September 10, 2018.[3][4] He was survived by his wife, Janet Tait, and two siblings, Barbara and David.[1] Officials at Comic-Con praised Rogers' three decades as chief executive saying, "As our longest serving president, first elected in 1986 and re-elected every year since, John's tenure saw Comic-Con grow from a select gathering of fans to the largest and most prestigious convention of its kind in the world."[1]
References
^ abcdefgLee Lenker, Maureen (2018-11-21). "John Rogers, president of Comic-Con International, dies". Entertainment Weekly. from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^ abHaring, Bruce (2018-11-10). "John Rogers Dies: President of Comic-Con International". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^ abcdMcMillan, Graeme (2018-11-12). "Comic-Con President John Rogers Dies at 57". The Hollywood Reporter. from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^ abcdeRowe, Peter (2018-11-10). "John Rogers, Comic-Con president, dies at 57". San Diego Union-Tribune. from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
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