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

#administrator #basically #creative #creative people #doer

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. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#battles #enough #every #expect #fight

I don't think any industry was ever as closely scrutinized and written about and constantly in the public eye as television. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#any #closely #constantly #ever #eye

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

#carry #day #dollars #estimate #extent

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

#dead #department #down #i #in the past

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

#against #air #awful #enjoy #game

I think people tuned in a lot to see Barbara when she first came here and they just didn't like the show they saw. I think it was dull. It was sterile. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#came #dull #first #here #i

I think we have erred on the side of being too conservative so far, to tell you the truth. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#conservative #erred #far #i #i think

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 does it mean? ↗

— Roone Arledge

#any #before #business #costs #does

I'm sensitive about my image of being hard to reach. ↗

— Roone Arledge

#being #hard #i #image #reach