Patrick "Pat" Michael Rogers
Patrick "Pat" Michael Rogers (March 29, 1931 - December 27, 2018.)
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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.
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
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.
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https://teeveetee.blogspot.com/2018/12/south-african-tv-broadcasting-veteran.html
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