I respect the game that goes on of putting this against that, but I don't respect, nor do I enjoy, an awful lot of the actual programs that go on the air.
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
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.
I want everybody in the news business to think of ABC before they go any place else. If it costs us an extra few thousand dollars to do that, what do… - Roone Arledge
I want everybody in the news business to think of ABC before they go any place else. If it costs us an extra few thousand dollars to do that, what do…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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