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113: Roger Gives Away Money

113: Roger Gives Away Money

FromWho the F*** is Roger Smith?!?


113: Roger Gives Away Money

FromWho the F*** is Roger Smith?!?

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jul 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It seems Roger has wanted to be a philanthropist since he was in school and found out what the word means. And the best part was that he got to give away somebody's else's money. It happened during his days at Warners when the company was flush with cash from its Atari video game division and eager to do good. If you know what happened to Atari then you know that the money didn't last long. But Roger managed to help out the likes of the Kennedy Center and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But it wasn't all about money - there were fancy parties filled with celebrities and artists and plenty of glamour to go around.
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Released:
Jul 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (33)

So, who is Roger Smith? He testified at the Menendez trial. He got hit on by Grace Kelly. He worked with Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Gerald Ford, George Soros and Beverly Sills. He said opera needs subtitles. And Michael Eisner was heard to say... "Who the F*&% is Roger Smith?" Roger Smith. No, not the one married to Ann Margaret and not the one Michael Moore chased from General Motors. The OTHER one. Writer, marketing whiz, editor, entrepreneur. This Roger Smith sat down with PBS film critic and NPR radio host Bill McCuddy who asks So, who the F _is_ Roger Smith? "My real goal was to have an interesting life surrounded by fascinating people," says Roger Smith. "And at that I succeeded beyond my expectations." Have a listen and we think you'll agree.