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   American sports and news broadcasting pioneer

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       The Odd Couple

       1970
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       Wide World of Sports

       1961
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       World News Now

       1992
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       Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell

       1975
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       College Football on ABC

       1966
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       The American Sportsman

       1965

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3. en.wikipedia.org · wiki · Roone_ArledgeRoone Arledge - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

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5. www.sportsbroadcastinghalloffame.org · inducteesRoone Arledge - Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame

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   Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. crafted the modern link between sports and entertainment, transforming ABC Sports from a financial disaster to the world’s go-to destination for athletics entertainment. As vice president from 1960 to ’68 and president from ’68 to ’86, Arledge moved sporting events from weekend programming to primetime ...

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7. www.nytimes.com · 2002/12/06 · businessRoone Arledge, 71, a Force In TV Sports and News, Dies

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   Dec 6, 2002 · Arledge later told Marc Gunther for his 1994 biography of Mr. Arledge, ''The House That Roone Built,'' that as he monitored the story from the ABC control room he remembered that in 1963 NBC had ...

8. www.nytimes.com · 2002/12/05 · obituariesRoone Arledge, Pioneering TV Executive, Dies at 71

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   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 ...

9. www.latimes.com · archives · la-xpm-2002-dec-06-meTV Executive Revolutionized the Coverage of News, Sports

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   Roone Arledge, who transformed American television by infusing dramatic story lines, star personalities and vivid graphic presentations into the disparate realms of news and sports, died Thursday ...

10. www.teamusa.com · roone-arledgeRoone Arledge - Team USA

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    Hall Of Fame Bio. Roone Arledge was an American sports and news broadcasting executive at ABC who created Emmy Award-winning productions, including “Monday Night Football,” “ABC World News Tonight” and “Wide World of Sports.”. Throughout his historic career, Arledge won 36 Emmy Awards and brought many innovations to the world of ...

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    Who was Roone Arledge?

    • Roone Arledge, the television industry executive and producer whose creativity, leadership and technical innovations revolutionized the presentation of both news and sports, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 71. The cause was complications from cancer, said ABC, his professional home for decades.

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    How did Roone Arledge die?

    • Roone Arledge, who transformed American television by infusing dramatic story lines, star personalities and vivid graphic presentations into the disparate realms of news and sports, died Thursday in New York City of complications from cancer. He was 71.

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    Who did Roone Arledge groom?

    • Behind the cameras, he groomed executives including Walt Disney Co. President Robert Iger, who along with Ebersol, worked for Arledge at ABC Sports. In a statement, Iger said: “Roone Arledge was a great friend and mentor to me, and when I think of him, the word perfection comes to mind.

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    Did Roone Arledge get an Emmy?

    • During a ceremony in September 2002, when Mr. Arledge was awarded the first Emmy for lifetime achievement, his 37th Emmy overall, Don Hewitt, the creator of the CBS News program ``60 Minutes'' said, ``Just about everything that's good in television has a Roone Arledge trademark on it.''

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    Why did Arledge add 'up close and personal' athlete features?

    • He added “up close and personal” athlete features to complement the games, transforming once obscure international athletes into instant celebrities. “What we set out to do was get the audience involved emotionally,” Arledge told Sports Illustrated in 1966. “If they didn’t give a damn about the game, they might still enjoy the program.”

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    Why did Arledge refuse to select ABC announcers?

    • Before Mr. Arledge came to sports television, networks always allowed the leagues they covered to approve their announcers. Mr. Arledge pointedly refused to abide by that rule; he and he alone would select ABC's announcers. Mr. Cosell was the main beneficiary of that stand.

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12. www.imdb.com · name · nm0035141Roone Arledge - Biography - IMDb

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    Roone Arledge. Producer: ABC's Wide World of Sports. 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). He was married to Gigi Shaw, Ann Fowler and Joan Heise. He died on 5 December 2002 in New York City, New York,...