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- I don't think the news department will have to lie down and play dead like it has in the past. By and large the network has been understanding, but then so have I.
- The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future.
- But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing.
- But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I like to have administrative people underneath me.
Roone Arledge was born on 8 July 1931 in Forest Hills, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961), NFL Monday Night Football (1970) and 19th Summer Olympic Games (1968).
- July 8, 1931
- December 5, 2002
People essentially like local news better than network news. – Roone Arledge. I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don’t respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air. – Roone Arledge. I think we have erred on the side of being too conservative so far, to tell you the truth.
Dec 5, 2002 · - Roone Arledge quotes from BrainyQuote.com "The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future."
Dec 5, 2002 · - Roone Arledge quotes from BrainyQuote.com "One of the towering people in this industry said, why don't you go and make a five-year contract with somebody, make yourself several million dollars and put it away, then go and do whatever you want, work for public TV if you want."
Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. (July 8, 1931 – December 5, 2002) was an American sports and news broadcasting executive who was president of ABC Sports from 1968 until 1986 and ABC News from 1977 until 1998, and a key part of the company's rise to competition with the two other main television networks, NBC and CBS, in the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s.
