Roone Arledge

Roone Pinckney Arledge, Jr. (July 8, 1931 – December 5, 2002) was an American sports and news broadcasting pioneer 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. He created many programs still airing today, such as Monday Night Football, ABC World News Tonight, Primetime, Nightline and 20/20.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 08, 1931
Birth nameRoone Pinckney Arledge Jr.
Birth place
New York City , Queens , United States , New York
cause of death
Prostate cancer
Date of deathDecember 05, 2002
Place of death
New York City , United States , New York
Resting place
Southampton (village) New York , United States , New York

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External resources

  1. http://espn.go.com/page2/s/wiley/021209.html
  2. http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/win99/18_fr.html
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6991730
  4. http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/A/htmlA/arledgeroon/arledgeroon.htm
  5. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/remember/july-dec02/arledge_12-09.html