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 half-million dollars for a half day's programming.
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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, we'll put a million dollars in your bank account tomorrow, which is a hard thing to turn down.Roone Arledge
I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television.
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I don't expect to win every battle but I think Fred Pierce has enough respect for me that I can go fight my battles and win my share.
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They're indispensable. They're the glue that holds a newscast together.
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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.
Roone Arledge
The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won't be true in the future.
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