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    Roone Arledge

    American sports and news broadcasting pioneer

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  1. Roone Arledge. 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 ...

  2. Dec 6, 2002 · TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Roone Arledge, the television industry executive and producer whose creativity, leadership and technical innovations ...

  3. Dec 5, 2002 · Dec. 5, 2002. Roone Arledge, the television industry executive and producer whose creativity, leadership and technical innovations revolutionized the presentation of both news and sports on ...

  4. Dec 6, 2002 · Roone Arledge was a visionary leader in television who transformed sports and news coverage with his innovative programs and technologies. He created and popularized shows like Monday Night Football, Wide World of Sports, World News Tonight and Nightline, and mentored many famous journalists and sports personalities.

  5. Roone Pinckney Arledge was born July 8, 1931, and reared on Long Island. The Columbia University graduate joined ABC Sports as a producer in 1960 after a five-year stint at NBC.

  6. Roone Arledge was a visionary producer who transformed ABC Sports into a leader in primetime sports coverage. He created Wide World of Sports, Monday Night Football, and innovative techniques that made sports into entertainment.

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  8. Roone Arledge, the TV sports visionary who made "Monday Night Football" a national viewing habit, and turned the earnest but ancient Olympic Games into a worldwide television spectacular, died ...

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