Patrick "Pat" Michael Rogers - Revision history

Ivor at 15:09, 24 August 2024

2024-08-24T15:09:58Z

Ivor at 15:02, 24 August 2024

2024-08-24T15:02:39Z

Ivor at 19:27, 21 August 2024

2024-08-21T19:27:55Z

Ivor at 19:25, 21 August 2024

2024-08-21T19:25:33Z

Ivor at 19:23, 21 August 2024

2024-08-21T19:23:48Z

Ivor: /* Awards, etc */

2024-08-21T16:14:22Z

Awards, etc

Ivor at 16:10, 21 August 2024

2024-08-21T16:10:51Z

Ivor at 13:39, 21 August 2024

2024-08-21T13:39:11Z

Ivor: /* Biography */

2024-08-20T19:57:24Z

Biography

Ivor at 15:47, 20 August 2024

2024-08-20T15:47:20Z

@@ Line 50: / Line 50: @@
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Pat Rogers presented current affairs programmes such as [[Midweek]] and [[Agenda]]. After a conflict with SABC management he became a mouthpiece supporter of the National Party.
+Pat Rogers presented current affairs programmes such as [[Midweek]] and [[Agenda]]. He  fell foul of the corporation after objecting to his programmes being overseen by the then ruling Nationalist Party government, and he was forced to resign.
 YEAR: Name of production.

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 == Biography ==
-Pat Rogers was born on March 29, 1931, in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, and died on December 27, 2018, in Somerset West. He was one of four children, the oldest of whom was Bob, who became South Africa’s most highly decorated wartime pilot and the head of the South African Air Force.
+Pat Rogers was born on March 29, 1931, in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, and died on December 27, 2018, in Somerset West.
-When the family moved to Johannesburg, Rogers went to school at Marist Brothers Observatory, where he flourished academically and at boxing, and after school he moved north to do a stint with the [[British South African Police]], patrolling the Rhodesian bush on horseback.
+He was a pioneering broadcaster with SABC television and an incisive and charismatic interviewer and natural communicator, with a passion for exposing injustice.
-He was a pioneering television broadcaster who worked for the [[SABC]] TV service and was an incisive and charismatic interviewer and a natural communicator, with a passion for exposing injustice.
+He did much to expose apartheid through his award-winning current affairs programmes [[Midweek]] and [[Agenda]] in the early years of the [[SABC]] ([[South African Broadcasting Corporation]]).
-He did much to expose apartheid through his award-winning current affairs programmes [[Midweek]] and [[Agenda]] in the early years of the [[SABC]].
+Later he fell foul of the corporation after objecting to his programmes being overseen by the then ruling Nationalist Party government, and he was forced to resign.
-From there he moved into journalism for the first time, working for [[Horizon magazine]] and the [[South African Press Association]].
+He was one of four children, the oldest of whom was Bob, who became South Africa’s most highly decorated wartime pilot and the head of the South African Air Force.
-He joined [[Rhodesia Television]] and was then transferred to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) for their 1964 television launch.
+When the family moved to Johannesburg, Rogers went to school at Marist Brothers Observatory, where he flourished academically and at boxing, and after school he moved north to do a stint with the British South African Police, patrolling the Rhodesian bush on horseback.
-With outside broadcasting still in its infancy, he conceived and organised hugely popular boxing matches in the studio grounds and produced them live for television.
+Later, while still in Rhodesia, he moved into journalism for the first time, working for Horizon magazine and the [[South African Press Association]].
-He resigned after being summoned by then Northern Rhodesian president [[Kenneth Kaunda]], who ordered him to scrap his story about violent clashes between government forces and [[Alice Lenshina]]’s [[Lumpa Church]].
 Rogers emigrated to Australia, where he joined the [[Australia Broadcasting Corporation]] and co-hosted its highly rated [[This Day Tonight]] current affairs programme.
 His experience there made him a valued catch for the [[SABC]] when he returned to South Africa eight years later.
-After leaving the SABC, he did stints in high-pressure public relations posts with the Putco bus company and the Chamber of Mines, and later joined Father [[Emil Blaser]] to help establish the Catholic radio station [[Veritas]].
-On the back of the reputation he had built as a broadcaster, he was asked by [[Progressive Federal Party]] leader [[Tony Leon]] to stand for the Johannesburg City Council in the May 1987 local election.
+After leaving the corporation, he did stints in high-pressure public relations posts with the Putco bus company and the Chamber of Mines, and later joined Father Emil Blaser to help establish the Catholic radio station [[Veritas]].
 He stood and won the Parks seat for the PFP, giving the party a first-ever (though short-lived) majority in Johannesburg over the Nationalists.
-In 1994 he submitted a proposal to the parliamentary committee on justice to use electronic media to convey to the public democracy in action in the new SA, arguing that there should be live TV and radio coverage of parliament, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the courts.
+In 1994 he submitted a proposal to the parliamentary committee on justice to use electronic media to convey to the public democracy in action in the new SA.
 The proposal was subsequently taken up by the [[SABC]].
-Rogers had a deep-seated dislike of bullies but he was as often charming and funny as he was angry.
+Rogers had a deep-seated dislike of bullies and in later years became as critical of the ruling ANC as he had been about the Nats. But he was as often charming and funny as he was angry.
-Former senior newspaperman and friend [[Richard McNeil]] said Rogers’s sharp intellect had always made for interesting conversation at dinner parties.
-“It made jawing with him over the dinner table such fun and so stimulating.
+Former senior newspaperman and friend Richard McNeil said Rogers’s sharp intellect had always made for interesting conversation at dinner parties.
-“Publicly Pat was fearless and uncompromising, not one to suffer fools gladly, which didn’t  endear him to the powers-that-be in broadcasting or politics. I suppose you could describe him as an activist for common sense, fairness, justice and no bullshit".
-Pat Rogers left behind his wife Anne, his son Guy, stepchildren Nicholas and Jane, and three grandsons.
+Pat Rogers left behind his wife Anne, his son Guy, three grandsons, and stepchildren Nicholas and Jane.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 He did much to expose apartheid through his award-winning current affairs programmes [[Midweek]] and [[Agenda]] in the early years of the [[SABC]].
 Later he fell foul of the corporation after objecting to his programmes being overseen by the then Nationalist Party government, and he was forced to resign.
 From there he moved into journalism for the first time, working for [[Horizon magazine]] and the [[South African Press Association]].
 He joined [[Rhodesia Television]] and was then transferred to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) for their 1964 television launch.
 With outside broadcasting still in its infancy, he conceived and organised hugely popular boxing matches in the studio grounds and produced them live for television.
 He resigned after being summoned by then Northern Rhodesian president [[Kenneth Kaunda]], who ordered him to scrap his story about violent clashes between government forces and [[Alice Lenshina]]’s [[Lumpa Church]].
 Rogers emigrated to Australia, where he joined the [[Australia Broadcasting Corporation]] and co-hosted its highly rated [[This Day Tonight]] current affairs programme.
 His experience there made him a valued catch for the [[SABC]] when he returned to South Africa eight years later.
 After leaving the SABC, he did stints in high-pressure public relations posts with the Putco bus company and the Chamber of Mines, and later joined Father [[Emil Blaser]] to help establish the Catholic radio station [[Veritas]].
 On the back of the reputation he had built as a broadcaster, he was asked by [[Progressive Federal Party]] leader [[Tony Leon]] to stand for the Johannesburg City Council in the May 1987 local election.
 He stood and won the Parks seat for the PFP, giving the party a first-ever (though short-lived) majority in Johannesburg over the Nationalists.
 In 1994 he submitted a proposal to the parliamentary committee on justice to use electronic media to convey to the public democracy in action in the new SA, arguing that there should be live TV and radio coverage of parliament, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the courts.
 The proposal was subsequently taken up by the [[SABC]].
 Rogers had a deep-seated dislike of bullies but he was as often charming and funny as he was angry.
 Former senior newspaperman and friend [[Richard McNeil]] said Rogers’s sharp intellect had always made for interesting conversation at dinner parties.
 “It made jawing with him over the dinner table such fun and so stimulating.
 “Publicly Pat was fearless and uncompromising, not one to suffer fools gladly, which didn’t  endear him to the powers-that-be in broadcasting or politics. I suppose you could describe him as an activist for common sense, fairness, justice and no bullshit".
 Pat Rogers left behind his wife Anne, his son Guy, stepchildren Nicholas and Jane, and three grandsons.

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 “It made jawing with him over the dinner table such fun and so stimulating.
 “Publicly Pat was fearless and uncompromising, not one to suffer fools gladly, which didn’t  endear him to the powers-that-be in broadcasting or politics. I suppose you could describe him as an activist for common sense, fairness, justice and no bullshit".
-He left behind his wife Anne, his son Guy, stepchildren Nicholas and Jane, and three grandsons.
+Pat Rogers left behind his wife Anne, his son Guy, stepchildren Nicholas and Jane, and three grandsons.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 == Sources ==
-https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2018-12-27-sa-tv-broadcasting-pioneer-pat-rogers-dies-at-age-of-87/
+https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2018-12-27-sa-tv-broadcasting-pioneer-pat-rogers-dies-at-age-of-87/
 ==Return to==

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 == Biography ==
-Pat Rogers was born on March 29, 1931, in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, and died on December 27, 2018, in Somerset West. He was a pioneering television broadcaster who worked for the SABC TV service. He was one of four children, the oldest of whom was Bob, who became South Africa’s most highly decorated wartime pilot and the head of the South African Air Force. When the family moved to Johannesburg, Rogers went to school at Marist Brothers Observatory, where he flourished academically and at boxing, and after school he moved north to do a stint with the British South African Police, patrolling the Rhodesian bush on horseback.
+Pat Rogers was born on March 29, 1931, in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, and died on December 27, 2018, in Somerset West. He was one of four children, the oldest of whom was Bob, who became South Africa’s most highly decorated wartime pilot and the head of the South African Air Force.
+When the family moved to Johannesburg, Rogers went to school at Marist Brothers Observatory, where he flourished academically and at boxing, and after school he moved north to do a stint with the [[British South African Police]], patrolling the Rhodesian bush on horseback.
-In March 2003, after observing that the SABC News was censoring its/the news by refusing to cover a story dominating the news at the time, namely that the Scorpions at the time were investigating Jacob Zuma implicated in the controversial Arms Deal scandal he lodged a complaint with the [[SABC]] and the [[Broadcasting Complaints Commission]] (BCCSA) in March 2003, then working for the Catholic community radio station Radio Veritas, .
+He was a pioneering television broadcaster who worked for the [[SABC]] TV service and was an incisive and charismatic interviewer and a natural communicator, with a passion for exposing injustice.
+He did much to expose apartheid through his award-winning current affairs programmes [[Midweek]] and [[Agenda]] in the early years of the [[SABC]].
-In 1994 he submitted a proposal to parliament's committee on justice, requesting the proceedings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), South Africa's parliament, and courts be covered and broadcast live on South African television and radio.
+Later he fell foul of the corporation after objecting to his programmes being overseen by the then Nationalist Party government, and he was forced to resign.
+From there he moved into journalism for the first time, working for [[Horizon magazine]] and the [[South African Press Association]].
-Rogers also worked for the South African Press Association (SAPA). After being ordered by Rhodesia Television to censor the TV news by Kenneth Kaunda, he resigned.
+He joined [[Rhodesia Television]] and was then transferred to Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) for their 1964 television launch.
+With outside broadcasting still in its infancy, he conceived and organised hugely popular boxing matches in the studio grounds and produced them live for television.
-He was the first news editor of Radio 702.
+He resigned after being summoned by then Northern Rhodesian president [[Kenneth Kaunda]], who ordered him to scrap his story about violent clashes between government forces and [[Alice Lenshina]]’s [[Lumpa Church]].
+Rogers emigrated to Australia, where he joined the [[Australia Broadcasting Corporation]] and co-hosted its highly rated [[This Day Tonight]] current affairs programme.
-Pat Rogers leaves behind his wife Anne, his son Guy, stepchildren Nicholas and Jane, and three grandsons.
+His experience there made him a valued catch for the [[SABC]] when he returned to South Africa eight years later.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:14, 21 August 2024
Line 22:		Line 22:

	== Awards, etc ==		== Awards, etc ==
−
−	~~XYZ~~

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:10, 21 August 2024
Line 4:		Line 4:

	Pat Rogers was born on March 29, 1931, in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, and died on December 27, 2018, in Somerset West. He was a pioneering television broadcaster who worked for the SABC TV service. He was one of four children, the oldest of whom was Bob, who became South Africa’s most highly decorated wartime pilot and the head of the South African Air Force. When the family moved to Johannesburg, Rogers went to school at Marist Brothers Observatory, where he flourished academically and at boxing, and after school he moved north to do a stint with the British South African Police, patrolling the Rhodesian bush on horseback.		Pat Rogers was born on March 29, 1931, in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, and died on December 27, 2018, in Somerset West. He was a pioneering television broadcaster who worked for the SABC TV service. He was one of four children, the oldest of whom was Bob, who became South Africa’s most highly decorated wartime pilot and the head of the South African Air Force. When the family moved to Johannesburg, Rogers went to school at Marist Brothers Observatory, where he flourished academically and at boxing, and after school he moved north to do a stint with the British South African Police, patrolling the Rhodesian bush on horseback.
		+
		+	In March 2003, after observing that the SABC News was censoring its/the news by refusing to cover a story dominating the news at the time, namely that the Scorpions at the time were investigating Jacob Zuma implicated in the controversial Arms Deal scandal he lodged a complaint with the [[SABC]] and the [[Broadcasting Complaints Commission]] (BCCSA) in March 2003, then working for the Catholic community radio station Radio Veritas, .
		+
		+	In 1994 he submitted a proposal to parliament's committee on justice, requesting the proceedings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), South Africa's parliament, and courts be covered and broadcast live on South African television and radio.
		+
		+	Rogers also worked for the South African Press Association (SAPA). After being ordered by Rhodesia Television to censor the TV news by Kenneth Kaunda, he resigned.
		+
		+	He was the first news editor of Radio 702.
		+
		+	Pat Rogers leaves behind his wife Anne, his son Guy, stepchildren Nicholas and Jane, and three grandsons.

	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

← Older revision	Revision as of 15:47, 20 August 2024
Line 1:	Line 1:
	+	[[Patrick "Pat" Michael Rogers]] (March 29, 1931 - December 27, 2018.)

	+	== Biography ==
	+
	+	Pat Rogers was born on March 29, 1931, in Ladybrand, Orange Free State, and died on December 27, 2018, in Somerset West. He was a pioneering television broadcaster who worked for the SABC TV service.
	+
	+	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
	+
	+	General notes on the person's role in the performing arts etc, then a listing of works written, directed, performed in, etc. Provide dates of publication/production, where available.
	+
	+	YEAR: Name of production.
	+
	+	== Awards, etc ==
	+
	+	XYZ
	+
	+	== Sources ==
	+
	+	https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/national/2018-12-27-sa-tv-broadcasting-pioneer-pat-rogers-dies-at-age-of-87/
	+
	+	==Return to==
	+
	+	Return to [[ESAT Personalities N]] (change to appropriate letter)
	+
	+	Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities\|South African Theatre Personalities]]
	+
	+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
	+
	+	Return to [[Main Page]]
	+
	+
	+	Return to: [[Main Page]]