Every person working in sports journalism today owes a tremendous debt to Howard Cosell. His greatest contribution was elevating sports reporting out of daily play-by-play and placing it in the larger context of society.
But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I… - Roone Arledge
But unlike the setup in most organizations, where there's an administrator on top and creative people or doers underneath, I'm basically a doer and I…
- Roone Arledge
Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly. - Roone Arledge
Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly.
In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me,… - Roone Arledge
In fact, I had a series of offers which would have brought me a lot of money to make films and package TV programs. There were people who said to me,…
One of the towering people in this industry said, why don't you go and make a five-year contract with somebody, make yourself several million dollars… - Roone Arledge
One of the towering people in this industry said, why don't you go and make a five-year contract with somebody, make yourself several million dollars…
I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television. - Roone Arledge
I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television.
People essentially like local news better than network news. - Roone Arledge
People essentially like local news better than network news.
One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watc… - Roone Arledge
One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watc…
In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim … - Roone Arledge
In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim …
I don't think people realize the extent to which TV networks are hurt when they carry public broadcasting. I think the estimate is that they lose a h… - Roone Arledge
I don't think people realize the extent to which TV networks are hurt when they carry public broadcasting. I think the estimate is that they lose a h…
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