Roone Arledge
Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. 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. John Heard portrayed him in the 2002 TNT movie Monday Night Mayhem.
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Date of Birth
July 8th, 1931
Age
94
Birth Place
United States of America, New York, New York City
Date of Death
December 5th, 2002
Died Aged
71
Star Sign
Cancer
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