<sod >In a letter to Murdoch released at the time, Ailes said: 'I will not allow my presence to become a distraction from the work that must be done every day to ensure that Fox News and Fox Business continue to lead our industry.'  Ailes was born in Warren, Ohio on May 15, 1940.< eod>< sod > ) In a letter to Murdoch released at the time, Ailes said: 'I will not allow my presence to become a distraction from the work that must be done every day to ensure that Fox News and Fox Business continue to lead our industry.'  Ailes was born in Warren, Ohio on May 15, 1940, to Robert Eugene Ailes, a factory worker, and his wife Donna Marie. Ailes' father was abusive and the couple broke up in 1960.< eod>