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13 Facts About Alice Rogoff

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Alice Nicole Rogoff was born on November 10,1951 and is an American newspaper publishing executive, philanthropist, writer, and pilot.

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Alice Rogoff has two siblings, Louisa Thompson and Julia Peach.

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Alice Rogoff attended the Dalton School, Connecticut College, and Harvard Business School receiving an MBA degree in 1978.

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Alice Rogoff worked at The Washington Post as an assistant to publisher Donald Graham, creating its online edition.

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From 1978 to 1980, Alice Rogoff was a special assistant to the director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Carter administration.

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Alice Rogoff was introduced to Alaska by Theron "Terry" Smith, a former chief pilot for Alaska Airlines.

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Alice Rogoff became the majority owner of the Alaska Dispatch in 2008.

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Alice Rogoff announced in 2017 that she was giving up control of the newspaper and it was being reorganized under Chapter 11 bankruptcy laws.

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Alice Rogoff wed David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of The Carlyle Group, in 1983.

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In 2014, Alice Rogoff piloted her own plane to track the Iditarod sled race.

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In late August, 2015, Alice Rogoff hosted President Barack Obama in her Anchorage home for a private dinner party during the first day of a three-day trip Obama made to Alaska to address global warming.

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On July 3,2016, Alice Rogoff was the pilot and sole occupant of a Cessna 206 float plane that crashed upon landing in Halibut Cove, Alaska.

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Alice Rogoff was able to leave the scene of the crash on her own.