Television is a powerful medium that has to be used for something better than sitcoms and police shows. On the other hand, if you don't recognize the forces that play on what people watch and what they don't then you're a fool and you should be in a different business.
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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.Roone Arledge
While there seems to be a major commitment now, historically there hasn't been. It's not an automatic thing where they say we gotta cover that.
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Most of what we report from Congress they don't care about unless it affects them directly.
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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.
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His real monument is 60 Minutes . He is truly an innovator in this business. I still believe Don deserves the credit for it the idea of the news magazine format it is an innovative format no one had done before. It's been copied all over the world, including several times by us. He's been a leader in our industry. He has inspired all sorts of people.
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A lot of people told me that the job of making ABC News competitive was so difficult and so long that it wasn't worth the trouble.
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