Television
“Willard, buddy,” says Dick Ebersol, smooth and confidential on the phone to “Today” show weatherman Willard Scott.
Aug. 20, 1989
On land and sea, in winter and summer, ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” has roamed the globe for a quarter of a century in pursuit of “the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.”
April 20, 1986
Sports Now
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Oct. 25, 2008
Sports
Every sports fan owes a huge debt to Roone Arledge, who created and developed “Wide World of Sports” and “Monday Night Football” for ABC.
Dec. 7, 2002
Entertainment & Arts
It’s not true that George Will is replacing Jim McKay on “ABC’s Wide World of Sports.”
March 28, 1986
In an industry filled with ego and insecurity, gathering six of the most famous television sportscasters to work on one show could have broken down into a disastrous bickering session.
Dec. 1, 1991
Sportscaster Brent Musburger, exactly one month after being fired by CBS-TV, was hired today by ABC Sports.
May 2, 1990
Roone Arledge, who transformed American television by infusing dramatic story lines, star personalities and vivid graphic presentations into the disparate realms of news and sports, died Thursday in New York City of complications from cancer.
Dec. 6, 2002
A College Football Playoff semifinal on ESPN, Georgia’s 42-41 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night, averaged 21.736 million viewers, scoring a Nielsen win for the week of Dec. 26-Jan. 1.
Jan. 5, 2023
Soccer
Even before it televises Sunday’s championship game between Brazil and Italy, ABC is proclaiming the World Cup a success.
July 15, 1994