Many of the top names in the television industry
attended the dinner, which was co-chaired by Mike Nichols and Diane
Sawyer. Ted Koppel was the featured speaker on the program, which
included a musical number from James Naughton, star of the original
cast of the Broadway hit Chicago, and several video tributes
chronicling Arledge's career as head of both ABC News and ABC
Sports.
Arledge receives the Hamilton
Medal form President George Rupp as Alumni Asociation President
Philip M. Satow '63 (far left) and Dean Quigley looks
on.
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Roone Arledge '52, chairman of ABC News and one of the true
innovators in both news and sports broadcasting, was honored at a
celebrity-studded black tie gala in Low Library on November 18.
Arledge was awarded the Alexander Hamilton Medal, the highest honor
given by the College to its graduates and faculty. |
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Walters and Connie Chung were
among the broadcast starts in attendance
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Arledge is joined by one of his favorite
teachers, Professor Emeritus Henry F. Graff.
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Koppel's late-night show,
Nightline, was an Arledge creation.
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CBS anchor Dan Rather was on hand
to salute Arledge.
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