Rodger Erker, a native of St. Louis, earned his Real Estate Broker’s License in the state of Missouri. After moving to Tulsa in 1966, he became a Sales Associate with Detrick Realtors. In 1975, Rodger became a partner with Joe McGraw and Harold Grimmer in the firm of McGraw Breckinridge Realtors.

Rodger Erker Realtors was formed in 1984 with the main office in Tulsa’s Midtown Brookside area, for over 25 years. Rodger sold his company to McGraw Realtors in 1992 while remaining with the firm.

In his oral history, Rodger talks about his time in a catholic seminary, the family carpet business, how he started selling houses, and how diabetes affected his family -- on the podcast and website VoicesOfOklahoma.com.