Rory Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 (edited) Company Bio: RoyCo Inc. is an American multinational, multi-conglomerate business, with a focus on mass media and entertainment, that is headquartered at the RoyCo complex in Burbank, California. RoyCo began in 1920, founded by Leonard Logan Roy at the age of 30, when he developed oil wells across San Diego County, California. After five years of big profits, RoyCo diversified into property development, including residential and commercial buildings, including the Leo Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Throughout the 30s, continued production of oil and property development led to cashflow available for investments in farming and manufacturing companies across the state of California. In 1940, RoyCo sold many business investments to free up cashflow for the creation of Royvision television sets, selling them commercially across the United States. The shift in strategy produced millions of dollars in new revenue, along with the continued oil reserve and property management profits. In 1951, RoyCo created a film and television production studio, with a studio lot in Hollywood, creating television programming and theatrical films. At this point RoyCo’s divisions consisted of: RoyCo Oil; RoyCo Properties; Royco Hotels; RoyCo Electronics Manufacturing; and RoyCo Studios. In 1955, at the age of 65, CEO and Chairman Leo Roy died, succeeded by his son Logan, who was 45 years of age. In 1959, RoyCo sold it’s electronics division, which manufactured and distributed its Royvision television sets, to RCA for $10 million, equal to over $1 billion in today’s value. The deal financed the creation of American Television Network (ATN), a television broadcast network, airing seven days a week, across the nation. RoyCo sold off its oil production division in 1963 to Mobil in another $10 million deal that allowed RoyCo to finance the creation of AdventureLand Park, an amusement park in San Diego, California. The first park opened up during the summer of 1967. The parks division later expanded into cruises during the 1980s, which continues to generate massive revenues for the company to this day, as the division has expanded across the country and internationally over the years. In 1970, Logan Roy died as a result of a heart attack. During this time, scandal began rocking the family, throughout the decade. It began with a succession battle that saw Logan Roy Jr. outmaneuvering other members of the Roy family to secure the throne atop the family. Meanwhile, Andrew Roy, the COO of the company at the time, was arrested in 1971 for drug trafficking. He was later acquitted, despite allegations that money was being funneled through the family’s company, including being used to cook the books at the RoyCo film studio to which some actors under contract with the studio were later jailed and sentenced for various criminal schemes. In 1975, another sibling of the ruling Roy clan was engulfed in criminal scandal following the death of nightclub dancer Juanita Feldman, who died mysteriously after talking with a reporter about an alleged sexual affair with John Roy, another prominent RoyCo executive and family member. John Roy was charged with second-degree murder of Feldman but was later acquitted when evidence went missing in case. Ten years later, the reporter who spoke with Feldman was determined to be dead at sea after apparently going overboard an AdventureSea cruise ship, owned by RoyCo. No foul play was determined by local authorities. In 1985, RoyCo’s ATN broadcast network was transitioned into a cable network, opening up subscriber revenue in addition to advertising. The RoyCo Television Networks division began creating regional sports broadcast networks and niche cable networks targeting niche markets, including a children’s entertainment channel; conservative Christian-based channel; and family-oriented film and scripted-TV channels. Throughout the 1990s, much of RoyCo’s TV broadcast and cable networks expanded internationally, as well as its parks and hotels. It’s film division also kicked off during this period with several $300 million grossing movies in the decade, sending RoyCo into the stratosphere as one of the foremost media brands in the world. This was all thanks to now-Senator Jason Roy’s leadership atop RoyCo Entertainment Studios. In 2003, Jason Roy took over as President of RoyCo, serving for three years before leaving the company to focus on politics. Paul Roy, a cousin of Jason's, succeeded and proceeded to run the company into the ground throughout the rest of the 2000s, with film studio profits beginning to falter and park revenues beginning to dwindle. Paul Roy was ousted by the board in 2010, thanks in part to the economic downfall that prevented any of Roy’s maneuvers from reversing the company’s downward trajectory. The company’s first CEO from outside of the family took-over in 2010 and spun-off RoyCo’s film studios in a sell to Disney for over $5 billion, retaining the television studios and networks, theme parks and cruises and property investments. In December 2016, Jason's nephew, John Roy Jr. took over the company in a shareholder power struggle. He reorganized the company, becoming CEO with president heads of various divisions beneath him. The ATN cable network always had a conservative bent, but the network really leaned into the strategy of making it a premiere conservative network throughout the 2010s, with partisan news shows and scripted television shows tailored to older, more conservative audiences. In 2016, RoyCo began shifting toward a more digital media strategy, buying a start-up conservative media company, Veracious Media, and its Veracious online news platform, podcasts, and digital radio shows. In January 2017, RoyCo launched the StarGo streaming service, which included scripted licensed television and film programming, similar to Netflix, and original ATN news and talk shows exclusively for streaming. It also included a free, ad-supported streaming TV aspect, including a Veracious Network, tailored to younger conservatives. In February 2017, John Roy Jr. hired former Fox News executive Thomas Ripley as president of ATN. AdventureLand Parks and Cruises division includes AdventureLand theme parks and AdventureSea cruise lines that have bolstered the company's bottom line for decades. The StarGo streaming division includes a direct-to-consumer subscription-video-on-demand and free-ad-supported-TV service, StarGo, that licenses scripted programming for content distribution, including housing the Veracious Network and ATN news and talk shows for streaming consumption. American Television Network is RoyCo's conservative television and streaming channel for which news is presented with a conservative bent and conservative commentators feed older, conservative audiences. Veracious is an online news brand complete with a news website; podcasts; and digital radio programs tailored to younger conservative audiences. Edited 15 hours ago by Rory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 RoyCo Cruises sound fun! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camilo deSonido Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 Lol, I hear they're a scream... But not for the most positive of reasons lol 8 hours ago, Hannah said: RoyCo Cruises sound fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 On 3/27/2024 at 8:27 PM, Hannah said: RoyCo Cruises sound fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rory Posted 19 hours ago Author Share Posted 19 hours ago (edited) RoyCo CEO: John Roy Jr. Name: John Roy Jr. Birthday: June 10, 1979, New York, New York Family: Married to Rashida Ayad Roy Has 3 children Nephew of U.S. Senator Jason Roy Education: B.A. from Princeton University M.B.A. from Harvard Business School Career History: Executive, RoyCo Entertainment Studios (2003) President of RoyCo Television Networks (2010) CEO of RoyCo (2016) President of ATN: Tom Ripley Name: John Roy Jr. Birthday: July 11, 1970, Des Moines, Iowa Family: Married to Jenny Roy Has 1 child Married to U.S. Senator Jason Roy's niece Education: B.A. from Iowa State M.B.A. from Penn State Career History: Low-level Executive, CNN (1994) Mid-level Executive, Fox News Corporation (1996) Executive, Fox News Corporation (2004) Executive Vice President, ATN (2008) President, Fox News (2012) President, ATN News (2017) Edited 19 hours ago by Rory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted 14 hours ago Author Share Posted 14 hours ago (edited) Anchors Riley Michaels Born in 1982 in Arizona. Married with 2 kids. Graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in journalism and broadcasting Business and News Reporter at NBC News (2005-2010) News Anchor, Evening News, WABC-TV New York (2010-2014) News Anchor, Graveyard slot, CNN International (2014-2016) Anchor, America's Newsroom, ATN News (2016-present) Linda Benning Born in 1967 in Leeds, England. Married with 4 kids. Graduate from University of Cambridge with a degree in journalism Reporter, Wigan Post (1986-1994) Political Reporter, The Guardian (1994-1998) Newsreader, Sky Television (1998-2000) News Anchor, Sky Television (2000-2010) Host, The Linda Benning Show, Sky Television (2010-2013) Anchor, CTV News Channel (2013-2016) Lead Anchor, AM America, ATN News (2017-present) Alicia Giant Born in 1983 in New Mexico. Married with no kids. Graduate of Georgetown with a degree in political science and journalism Political Reporter, Washington Post (2006-2009) Political Reporter, Politico (2009-2014) Newsreader, NBC D.C. Affiliate WRC-TV (2014-2017) Anchor, America's Newsroom, ATN News (2017-present) Host, Top Story, ATN News (2017-present) Pat Jennings Born in 1964 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Married with 4 kids. Graduate from University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in journalism Reporter, Wisconsin State Journal (1983-1993) Field Reporter, Wisconsin ABC News-affiliate WISN 12 NEWS (1993-1998) Anchor, Evening News, WISN 12 NEWS (1998-2010) Anchor, Fox News (2010-2016) Anchor, America's Newsroom, ATN News (2017-present) Jennifer Stephens Born in 1971 in Austin, Texas. Married with 2 kids. Graduate from University of Texas at Austin with a degree in political science and broadcasting. Assistant Reporter, Texas Fox-Affiliate KTBC 7 (1992-1994) Field Reporter, Texas Fox-affiliate KTBC 7 (1994-2000) Anchor, Evening News, KTBC 7 (2000-2004) Correspondent, Fox News Channel (2004-2010) Newsreader, Fox News (2010-2015) Co-Host, Fox and Friends Weekend, Fox News Channel (2015-2017) Anchor, ATN Tonight, ATN News (2017-present) Carey Johnson Born in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia. Married with 3 kids. Graduate from University of Michigan with a degree in broadcast journalism. Associate Producer, Detroit-CBS Affiliate WWJ-TV (1999-2001) Field Reporter, WWJ-TV (2001-2005) Correspondent, HLN (2005-2013) Anchor, Al Jazeera America (2013-2016) Anchor, ATN (2016) Anchor, America's Newsroom, ATN News (2017-present) Lisa Champion Born in 1973 in Baltimore, Maryland. Unmarried. Graduate from Morehouse College with a degree in political science and journalism. Correspondent, Ebony Magazine (1993-1995) Associate Producer & News Writer, Boston NBC-affiliate WBZ-TV (1995) Field Producer, Nightly News, NBC News (1996-2000) Field Producer, Today Show, NBC News (2000-2004) Correspondent, American Morning, CNN (2004-2010) Co-Anchor, American Morning, CNN (2010-2012) Anchor, Starting Point, CNN (2012) Special Correspondent, America Tonight, Al Jazeera America (2013-2016) Co-Anchor, Fox and Friends First, Fox News Channel (2016) Anchor, AM America, ATN News (2017-present) Marilyn Dwyer Born in 1969 in Paris, France. Married with 1 kid. Graduate from Oxford University with a degree in journalism. Associate Producer & News Writer, BBC News at Six, BBC (1991-1995) Field Producer, BBC World News, BBC (1995-2004) Correspondent, Daily Politics, BBC (2004-2009) Correspondent, Amanpour, CNN International (2009-2012) Co-Anchor, World News Today, BBC (2012-2016) Anchor, Global Newsroom, ATN News (2017-present) HOSTS Jeff Green Born in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri. Married with 2 children. Graduate from Georgetown with a degree in political science. Aide, U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (1993-1994) Writer, The Hotline, National Journal (1995-2006) Political Reporter, ABC News (2000-2007) Reporter - Embed, John Kerry's 2004 Presidential Campaign, ABC News (2004) Political Reporter, Politico (2007-2017) Political Contributor, ABC News (2009-2013) Political Contributor, Fox News (2013) Editor-in-Chief, Politico Magazine (2013-2017) Political Contributor, CNN (2016) Political Director, ATN News (2017-present) Host, Capitol Hill, ATN News (2017-present) Peter Sapphire Born in 1965 in London, England. Married with 4 children. Graduate from Columbia University with a degree in communications and drama Actor (1988-1995) Freelance Journalist, New York Post (1990-1994) Editorial Opinion Columnist, Daily Telegraph (1992-2000) Writer, News of the World (1994-2000) Columnist, Daily Mail (1997-2015) Political Contributor, BBC News (1999-2003) Co-Host, Circle of Truth (interview show), BBC (2002-2003) Political Editor, BBC News (2003-2006) Host, Lately (newsmagazine show), Channel 4 (English station) (2006-2010) Political Contributor, Fox News (2009-2012) Host, Sapphire Today, MSNBC (2012-2014) Host, Good Morning Britain, ITV (2015-2016) Host, Sapphire Show, ATN News (2017-present) Frank Gary Born in 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky. Married with 5 children. Associate Producer, WHAS Radio Station (1970-1977) Newsreader, Graveyard Timeslot, WHAS 840AM Radio Station (1972-1977) Host, The Frank Gary Show, WNNS Country (1977-1997) Columnist, Courier Journal (1977-1990) Contributor, National Review (1990-2015) Host, Frank Sets It Straight, Nationally Syndicated Across Conservative Talk Radio Stations (1997-2016) Host, Frank Sets It Straight, Fox News Channel (2011-2016) Host, Straight Shooter with Frank Gary, ATN News (2017-present) Megyn Kline Born in 1979 in Richmond, Virginia. Married with 2 children Graduate from Syracuse University with a degree in political science and J.D. from Texas A&M University Lawyer (2004-2009) General Assignment Reporter, ABC DC-affiliate WJLA-TV (2009-2011) Legal Reporter, ATN News (2011-2015) Chief Legal Analyst, ATN News (2014-2016) Host, Live with Megyn Kline, ATN News (2016-2017) Host, Primetime with Megyn Kline, ATN News (2017-present) Natalie George Born in 1959 in Jacksonville, Mississippi. Married with 2 children. Graduate from Howard University with a degree in broadcast journalism and J.D. from NYU School of Law Lawyer (1984-1986) Reporter, New York Times (1986-1988) Anchor, Independent Network News, syndicated national newscast from WPIX (1988-1990) Columnist, Essence Magazine (1988-2015) Legal Reporter, NBC News (1991-1996) Contributor, Time Magazine (1994-2014) Legal Analyst, CNN (1995-2000) Contributor, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (1996-2000) Host, The Morning Show with Natalie George, Fox-produced nationally syndicated show (2000-2002) Anchor, CBS Morning News, CBS News (2002-2008) Host, Natalie George, CBS-produced nationally syndicated show (2008-2014) Contributor, 60 Minutes, CBS News (2010-2016) Host, Town Hall with Natalie George, ATN News (2017-present) Edited 13 hours ago by Rory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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