Arledge

There are three men in it -- Arledge and Ebersol and Don Ohlmeyer, who is now the head of NBC's thriving entertainment division, but who is also referred to as Arledge's other TV son.

Rings Master 2008

At two-eighteen in the morning, ABC’s logistics chief, Marvin Bader, called Arledge with an off-the-record report from an assistant to the chief Olympics spokesman.

Sound and Fury Dave Kindred 2006

Roone Arledge, the guru of ABC Sports and eventually ABC News, had selected him to be "the straw that stirred the drink" in the announcers' booth.

He Knew He Was Right Don Ohlmeyer 2011

Sam Donaldson was on The Young Turks many years ago and told the story of how Roone Arledge used to give him a raise every time the Reagan White House complained about him.

HUFFPOST HILL -- Obama, Boehner, Bad, Weak Ryan Grim 2011

In picking Ohlmeyer, says ESPN executive editor John Walsh, the company thought it would be helpful "to find somebody who'd been in the (production) truck" and is "a descendant" of TV sports pioneer Roone Arledge.

ESPN.com's new ombudsman Ohlmeyer knows networking 2009

Sam Donaldson was on The Young Turks many years ago and told the story of how Roone Arledge used to give him a raise every time the Reagan White House complained about him.

HUFFPOST HILL -- Obama, Boehner, Bad, Weak Ryan Grim 2011

"There's a lot of nuance to it, a lot of storytelling, which comes down from pioneering producer Roone Arledge at ABC Sports, where Ebersol used to work," he said.

Golf on Television Gets Supersized John Paul Newport 2011

By 1986, ABC had been acquired by Capital Cities, and the great Roone Arledge, a pioneer in the televising of network sports, was then spending most of his time running the news division, as well.

Al Michaels continues to be the voice of the NFL Leonard Shapiro 2010

Ohlmeyer worked with Arledge at ABC Sports before becoming NBC Sports 'executive producer in 1977.

ESPN.com's new ombudsman Ohlmeyer knows networking 2009

Arledge, who has signed with George Mason, had six points and seven rebounds.

Stars Don't Shine, KIMA Kisses Victory 2010