Roone Arledge Biography (1931-)

Full name, Roone Pinckney Arledge, Jr.; born July 8, 1931, in Forest Hills, NY; son of Roone Pinckney (an attorney) and Gertrude (maiden name, Stritmater)Arledge; married Joan Heise, December 27, 1953 (divorced, 1971); married, wife's name Anne (divorced); married Gigi Shaw, May 21, 1994; children: (firstmarriage) Elizabeth Ann, Susan Lee, Patricia Lu, Roone Pinckney III. Addresses: Office: ABC News, 47 West 66th St., Floor 5, New York, NY 10023-6201.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, executive
Birth Details
July 8, 1931
Forest Hills, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Producer and director, Hi, Mom (also known as The Shari Lewis Show), NBC, 1955-1960
  • Creator and producer, ABC's Wide World of Sports, ABC, 1961
  • Creator, NFL Monday Night Football, ABC, 1963-1968
  • Creator, World News Tonight, ABC, 1978
  • Creator, 20/20, ABC, 1978
  • Executive producer, NCAA College Football, ABC, 1979
  • Creator, The American Sportsman, ABC, beginning 1980
  • Creator, Nightline, ABC, 1980
  • Creator, This Week with David Brinkley, ABC, 1981
  • Creator, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, ABC, 1983
  • Creator, Primetime Live, ABC, 1989
  • Creator, World News Now, ABC, 1992
  • Also creator of Capital to Capital, Day One, Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, Turning Point, Viewpoint, andWorld News This Morning, all ABC.
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Specials
  • The 19th Summer Olympic Games, ABC, 1968
  • The 1972 Summer Olympic Games, ABC, 1972
  • XII Winter Olympic Games, ABC, 1975
  • Triumph and Tragedy ... The Olympic Experience, ABC, 1975
  • Spirit of '78--The Flight of the Double Eagle II, ABC, 1978
  • The 1980 Winter Olympic Games, ABC, 1979
  • Kentucky Derby, ABC, 1980
  • ABC's Wide World of Sports 20th Anniversary Show, ABC, 1980
  • The 1982 Indianapolis 500, ABC, 1982
  • The 1984 Summer Olympics, ABC, 1984
  • Liberty Weekend, ABC, 1986
  • Television Producer
  • Specials
  • The Main Event at Madison Square Garden, ABC, 1974
  • Producer of Battle of the Network Stars, ABC.
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is, HBO, 1999
  • Episodic
  • Himself, "Your Mother Wears Army Boots," The Odd Couple, ABC, 1975

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Newsmakers 1992, Issue Cumulation, Gale, 1992

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