What is Roone Arledge's middle name?
Pinckney
What is Roone Arledge's full name?
Roone Pinckney Arledge Jr.
Roone Arledge date of birth:
July 8, 1931
How old was Roone Arledge when died?
71
Where was Roone Arledge born?
Queens, New York City, New York
When did Roone Arledge die?
December 5, 2002
Where did Roone Arledge die?
New York City, New York
Why did Roone Arledge die?
Prostate cancer
Is Roone Arledge gay or straight?
Straight
What is Roone Arledge's ethnicity?
White
What is Roone Arledge nationality?
American
Where did Roone Arledge go to school?
Wellington C. Mepham High School
What is Roone Arledge's occupation?
Producer, Writer, sports and news broadcasting
Roone Arledge claim to fame:
broadcasting executive who was president of ABC
Who is Roone Arledge's mother?
Gertrude
Short 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, Primetime, Nightline and 20/20.