Edward S. (Ted) Rogers Sr. (ECE 2T1)

Edward S. (Ted) Rogers Sr.’s longtime interest in radio led him to develop the world’s first radio that operated without batteries using only household current.

In 1927, he founded CFRB radio station, which is now owned by Astral Media.

In his honour, the Department he once attended as a student is now named after him — The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His son, Edward S. Rogers Jr. went on to build Rogers Communications Inc., one of Canada’s largest communications companies.