Roone Pickney 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, Primetime, ...
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Date of birth:
- Jul 8, 1931
Date of death:
- Dec 5, 2002 (age 71 years)
Profession:
TV programs Created:
- Nightline ,
- Primetime: The Outsiders ,
- Primetime ,
- Monday Night Football ,
- Primetime: Basic Instincts ,
- This Week ,
- 20/20 ,
- ABC World News ,
- Our World ,
- ABC World News This Morning
Also known as:
- Roone Pinckney Arledge, Jr.
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