As a businessman, Rogers worked for or ran many industrial firms, including Cummins Diesel Engine and Indian Motorcycles.
In 1950, he started work with Texas Industries in Dallas and by 1951 he was chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer of this company.
As chairman of PBS (1973-1979) he organized more than 200 independent stations into a national television system.
[1] He later co-founded the Children's Television Workshop,[1] and became a significant philanthropist, primarily in the Dallas area.
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