Roone Arledge

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Roone Arledge
Arledge in 1978
Born	Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr. (1931-07-08)July 8, 1931 Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	December 5, 2002(2002-12-05) (aged 71) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery, Southampton, New York
Education	Columbia University (BA)

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.^[1]