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   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.

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

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   Dec 6, 2002 · Roone Arledge, the television industry executive and producer whose creativity, leadership and technical innovations revolutionized the presentation of both news and sports, died...

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

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   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 television,...

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   Roone Arledge was a 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.” He also produced all 10 of ABC’s Olympic Games broadcasts and coined the famous phrase, “The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.”

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

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   Dec 6, 2002 · 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...

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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.

   Roone Arledge, 71, a Force In TV Sports and News, Dies

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   Who is Roone Pinckney Arledge?

   • Life magazine named him one of the 100 most important Americans of the 20th century, but in the sports world, Arledge is in the top 10. 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.

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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.''

   Roone Arledge, Pioneering TV Executive, Dies at 71

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   Was Roone the only TV executive to put sports in prime time?

   • Dick Ebersol, the chairman of NBC sports and one of many protÀegÀes of Mr. Alredge who went on to prominence in television, said, ``Roone was surely the only television executive of his time would who have dared to put sports in prime time.''

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10. www.nytimes.com › 2002/12/29 › magazineTHE LIVES THEY LIVED; The Emperor of the Air

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    Dec 29, 2002 · Julian Rubinstein interviews several ABC television executives and news broadcasters about Roone Arledge, who died in 2002; Arledge changed how sports were televised during his tenure at ABC ...