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, Primetime, Nightline and 20/20. John Heard portrayed him in the 2002 TNT movie Monday Night Mayhem.
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Full name at birth | Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr.
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Claim to fame | broadcasting executive who was president of ABC
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Date of birth | 8 July 1931
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Place of birth | Queens, New York City, New York
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Date of death | 5 December 2002
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Age | 71 (age at death)
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Place of death | New York City, New York
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Cause of death | Prostate cancer
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Resting place | Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery Southampton, New York, U.S.
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Occupation | Producer, Writer, sports and news broadcasting
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High school | Wellington C. Mepham High School
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Roone Arledge is known for his role in the TV series 30 for 30 (2009) as Self - ABC Sports Programming Director.
He is also known for his role in the TV series The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999) as Self.
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