Edward Samuel Rogers
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Edward Samuel "Ted" Rogers, OC , LL.B , D.Sc , BA (born May 27, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario) is the President and CEO of Rogers Communications Inc. His father Edward S. Rogers, Sr. is regarded as the founder of the company, although the radio station that he founded is now owned by competitor Standard Radio.
Educated at the Upper Canada College, Rogers graduated from Trinity College at the University of Toronto graduating in 1956 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. While an undergrad, Rogers joined the Sigma Chi Fraternity. In 1979 he was named a Significant Sig - the 21st Canadian to be inducted. In 1960, while still a student at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, he bought all the shares in local radio station (CHFI) that pioneered the use of FM (frequency modulation) 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.
Rogers has 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 Ltd. maintaining 20% interest and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce relinquishing 10% share. Since the 2003 season, he now owns 100% of the team. Moreover, the Blue Jays Stadium, the Skydome, was renamed to Rogers Centre in his honor at his request for naming rights to the stadium.
In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
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