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Roone Arledge Biography

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. He created many programs still airing today, such as Monday Night Football, ABC World News Tonight, Primetime, Nightline and 20/20.

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I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television.

Eye, Thinking, Television, Public, Constantly

You can only make so much money in life and only enjoy so many creature comforts. The important thing is to do something meaningful-to leave something behind.

Leadership, Make, Meaningful, Money, Sports, Thing

Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly.

Affects, Aggravation, Care, Congress, Report, Unless

I don't think people realize the extent to which TV networks are hurt when they carry public broadcasting. I think the estimate is that they lose a half-million dollars for a half day's programming.

Hurt, Thinking, People, Carry, Lose, Public

People essentially like local news better than network news.

Like, Local, Locals, News, People

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.

Large, Lie, Lying, Past, Think, Thinking

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. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.

Boxing, Cover, Interested, News, People, Series

I want everybody in the news business to think of ABC before they go any place else. If it costs us an extra few thousand dollars to do that, what does it mean?

Doe, Mean Girls, News, Place, Think, Thinking

I'm sensitive about my image of being hard to reach.

Hard, Image, Reach, Sensitive, Stars

Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business.

Powerful, Hands, Play, Different, Forces

In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me, we'll put a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow, which is a hard thing to turn down.

Facts, Money, Package, People, Turn, Tvs

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.

Years, People, Dollars, Work, Industry, Said

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.

Against, Air, Games, Goes On, Putting, Respect