Family
Riger was the son of Harry St. John Cooke and Irene Teresa Riger of New York city. He first married Eleanor Sanger (the first woman television sports producer) in 1950 and had four children by their marriage, Christopher Riger, born 1951, Victoria Riger Phillips, born 1952, Robert Paris Riger, born 1960, and Charlotte Irene Riger, born 1963. His second marriage was to the writer Dawn Aberg; their children are Ariel Aberg-Riger (born 1981) and John Maxwell Aberg-Riger (born 1983).
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