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, Nightline and 20/20. John Heard portrayed him in the 2002 TNT movie Monday Night Mayhem.
Filmography
all 18
TV Shows 13
Creator 6
Movies 5
Writer 5
Producer 5
self 2
Self - President, ABC News (1977-1998)
Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
Movie
Creator
Prime Time LIVE (1989)
TV
Creator
This Week with David Brinkley (1981)
TV
Writer
Nightline (1980)
TV
Executive Producer
Wide World of Sports: 1970's A Decade in Review (1979)
Movie
Writer
20/20 (1978)
TV
3.5
Executive Producer
Wide World of Sports 15th Anniversary Special (1976)
Movie
Writer
Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
TV
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975)
TV
Writer
Good Morning America: Weekend Edition (1975)
TV
Producer
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event (1974)
Movie
Executive Producer
Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King: Tennis Battle of the Sexes (1973)
Movie
Roone Arledge
The Odd Couple (1970)
TV
6
Writer
ABC World News Tonight With David Muir (1948)
TV
Creator
Primetime: The Outsiders
TV
Creator
Primetime: Basic Instincts
TV
Creator
America This Morning
TV
Creator
Our World
TV
Ratings
Average 5.18
Based on 13.4 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1948
1975
1976
1980
2023
Information
Known ForProduction
GenderMale
Birthday1931-07-08
Deathday2002-12-05 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceQueens, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsTrustees Award, International Emmy Founders Award, Sports Lifetime Achievement Award, Disney Legends, Peabody Awards
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