Julian Rogers has worked as broadcast manager, TV and radio host and producer, publisher, trainer, lecturer, media consultant and public relations professional.
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Julian Rogers was born of Guyanese parentage in Bridgetown, Barbados, and was educated at Cooperative High School, Barbados, where he was a Foundation Scholarship winner.
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Julian Rogers attended the University of the West Indies, Caribbean Institute of Mass Media at Mona, Jamaica, on a UNESCO scholarship, receiving a Diploma in Mass Communications for his thesis "The creation of an exchange regime for Caribbean radio and television programming and production", which was later converted into a UNESCO-funded project for the Caribbean Broadcasting Union.
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Julian Rogers attended Syracuse University as a member of the International Media Program, and was on attachment to WCCO television and radio in Minneapolis.
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Julian Rogers began his career as a broadcaster at the age of 16 in March 1964, when he joined the Barbados Rediffusion Service as a scriptwriter, eventually becoming a radio announcer, outside broadcast commentator and producer.
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Julian Rogers then worked for eight years, from 1982 to 1990, as Programme Director for Barbados Rediffusion's Voice of Barbados, which he was responsible for rebranding.
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Julian Rogers became a pioneer of breakfast television in the country, launching Trinidad's first live morning television talk show with producer Natalie Williams.
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In May 1998 Julian Rogers returned to Barbados, where he produced and hosted the country's first morning television show, Wake Up Caribbean, for CBC.
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Julian Rogers served as their Head of News and Current Affairs.
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Julian Rogers was Corporate Communications Consultant for LIME, serving as a member of the team working on the transformation of the 13-country business units into one pan-Caribbean company.
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Julian Rogers has been an adviser to several regional and international institutions on media development and to the University of the West Indies on media training.
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Julian Rogers established a company in Antigua and Barbuda to manage radio and television operations and provide media consultancy services, and in November 2014 launched a radio station, Rogers Radio Caribbean.
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Julian Rogers was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting, receiving the award in Barbados from Governor General Sir Elliott Belgrave on 14 November 2014.
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In February 2020 Julian Rogers was recognised by the University of the West Indies, Mona, for his "outstanding contribution to the media and communications landscape in Jamaica and the Caribbean".