Roone Arledge
This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (May 2011) Roone Arledge Born Roone Pinckney Arledge, Jr. (1931-07-08)July 8, 1931 Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. Died December 5, 2002(2002-12-05) (aged 71) New York City, New York, U.S. Cause of death Prostate cancer Resting place Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary R.C. Cemetery Southampton, New York, U.S. Roone Pinckney Arledge, Jr. (July 8, 1931 – December 5, 2002) was an American sports and news broadcasting pioneer 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.