CBS, King World exec Roger M. King, 63
Posted: Sunday, December 9th, 2007 6:51 amLOS ANGELES — Roger M. King, the CBS and King World Productions executive who helped bring stars including Oprah Winfrey, Alex Trebek and Dr. Phil McGraw to television, died Saturday of a stroke, a CBS spokesman said. He was 63.
King was stricken at his home in Boca Raton, Fla., on Friday and died Saturday at a hospital, CBS spokesman Chris Ender told The Associated Press.
At the time of his death King was chief executive officer of CBS Television Distribution. He joined the network in 2000 when his groundbreaking company, King World Productions, merged with CBS. … Read full obituary
