He brought us instant stature, instant integrity, instant quality that ... defined the early struggling days of ABC News.
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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
I don't think the news department will have to lie down and play dead like it has in the past. By and large the network has been understanding, but then so have 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
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 watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?
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 like to have administrative people underneath me.
Roone Arledge
But if you cover the World Series on the news or do a feature on an Ali boxing match then all of a sudden ears go up all over the place and people say what the hell are you doing. The reason for that is that we're doing something that people are really interested in.
Roone Arledge
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