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Article: Roger King Speaks Up; Won't Truck With Reality or Late-Night, but He's Pleased With CBS, Enthused for NATPE.(Special Report: 40 Years of King World)(Interview)
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- TelevisionWeek
- Article date:
- January 19, 2004
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Byline: Tom Jicha Special to TelevisionWeek
Roger King met with TelevisionWeek in December at his Boca Raton, Fla., home. After posing for a photographer and showing his guests around the grounds of his waterside compound, he sat down for this rare interview.
TelevisionWeek: King World was founded and prospered as a family business. Why was it taken public in 1984?
Roger King: It was the only way we had to evaluate the company. Other than that, we had brothers and sisters trying to figure out what it was worth, which is disastrous. Plus, [my brothers and sisters] could liquidate their positions as we went along without an argument, although ...