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Article: Fox SPORTS.(Brief Article)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
- Article date:
- April 25, 2001
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Fox Sports carries tech torch
Throughout the 1970s and '80s, the legendary Roone Arledge oversaw the ABC Sports division that was responsible for re-inventing the way Americans watched modern sports programming. Televising everything from stock car racing, to NFL football to horse racing with multiple "up close and personal" camera angles and innovative POV shots that viewers had never seen before, "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" was a household staple of sports fans everywhere.
With the advent of the '90s came a new "fourth network," looking for a place in Americans' consciousness. Along with presenting a number of unique sitcoms and ...