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ROGER GOODMAN

Vice President, Special Projects, ABC Television Network

A veteran of ABC, Roger Goodman was named vice president of Special Projects for the ABC Television Network in September 1998. In this position, he creates, produces, and directs special programming for the network for some of the most historic television broadcasts in our medium. He serves as the executive director of ABC News' specials and ABC News' political coverage, as well as being responsible for the overall look and design of all of ABC News, including sets and program packaging. He has directed the development of ABC's efforts in creating HD studios, control rooms, sets and programming, and has been involved in integrating new technological advances into broadcasts as well as using interactive, enhanced television and virtual-reality production sets. Mr. Goodman was the creator of ABC's studio space in New York's Times Square, the home of "Good Morning America," as well as being the project director.

During his versatile career at the network, Mr. Goodman has served as director, co-director, co-executive producer or designer in a wide variety of daypart programming assignments.

ABC News:
Mr. Goodman is currently developing and executing the creative design and direction of ABC's political coverage with the upcoming Presidential conventions, debates, elections and inaugurations, a responsibility he has had since 1981.

For "Good Morning America," he has directed and produced programs that stretched technological limits, including the first broadcast of its kind that highlighted naval operations at sea in a live, real-time broadcast on-board the submerged USS Scranton; and the largest endeavor ever attempted from a moving aircraft carrier at sea aboard the USS Enterprise. In collaboration with USA Today, Mr. Goodman worked with "GMA" to produce and direct "The 7 New Wonders." This week-long show included the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet -- the first ever live broadcast from Tibet to air in the United States; the old city of Jerusalem; the World Wide Web; the Polar Icecaps in Iceland; the North Western Hawaiian Islands National Monument; the Mayan Pyramids in Mexico; and the Great Migration of the Serengeti and Masai Mara. In addition, he has directed live broadcasts aboard the ship decks of the Norwegian Jewel and the Disney Magic.

Mr. Goodman directed the Peabody Award-winning coverage of the September 11th attacks for ABC News, which broadcast live over 91-hours, making it the longest consecutive news report in ABC history. He also served as executive director of ABC News' 15-hour coverage of the one-year anniversary of September 11th. Other related projects include "Answering Children's Questions" with Peter Jennings, a town meeting where children asked poignant questions about the tragic events of September 11th.

On December 31, 1999, Mr. Goodman was the co-executive producer and director of "ABC 2000: The Millennium," the distinctive 24-hour news and entertainment broadcast in which 175 million viewers took a world tour that included more than 60 countries. He directed for an unprecedented 24 consecutive hours, using over 400 cameras, 32 satellites, 4 control rooms and a staff of 1,000 technicians.

Mr. Goodman served as co-executive producer and director of Norman Lear's "Independence Day 2001," which celebrated the 225th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. He was co-executive producer and director of "ABC 2002," which provided an unparalleled look at the end of 2001, a year of profound and life changing events, and examined our transition to the New Year.

Mr. Goodman has also designed and directed "20/20," "PrimeTime Live," "Nightline," "This Week," "Good Morning America" and numerous ABC News specials, including: coverage of the War with Iraq; travel to Istanbul to direct and produce "Good Morning America's" broadcast from Turkey, a country caught in the crossroads of the war; "In Search of America: A July 4th Musical Celebration"; the network's tribute to "John Ritter: A Life of Laughter"; Hurricane Katrina broadcasts; funeral coverage of Pope John Paul II, President Reagan and President Ford; "Good Morning America's" "Canada: The World Next Door"; "PrimeTime Live's" interview by Diane Sawyer with Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley; "PrimeTime Live's" tour of the White House and the Kremlin; the OJ Simpson coverage; the five-hour live special from the beaches of Normandy commemorating the 50th anniversary of D-Day; extensive coverage of the 1991 Persian Gulf War; ABC News' historic town meeting in which Soviet leaders Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin addressed questions from viewers in cities across America on the final days of Gorbachev's presidency; the historic week-long series "Nightline in South Africa"; "Nightline in the Holy Land," the critically acclaimed series examining Arab-Israeli conflicts; the unprecedented four-hour "Nightline" on AIDS, the most comprehensive coverage of the epidemic ever shown on network television; Liberty Weekend; "Capital to Capital," the historic series which marked the first live exchanges between members of Congress and the high-ranking officials at the Kremlin; and many of Peter Jennings' children's broadcasts.

ABC Entertainment:
Mr. Goodman has directed the Daytime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Emmy and Oscar Countdown Shows, "David Blaine: Drowned Alive," "David Blaine: Frozen in Time," "Michael Jackson Talks to Oprah," "Lifetime's 50th Anniversary," "Battle of the Network Stars" and ABC's Upfront presentations.

ABC Sports:
Since 1968, Mr. Goodman has been the director and/or coordinating director for 10 Olympic Games, with responsibilities including the design and creation of the Broadcast Centers. This includes the summer and Winter Games in Grenoble, Mexico City, Munich, Innsbruck, Montreal, Lake Placid, Los Angeles, Sarajevo and Calgary. He directed four Super Bowl Half-Time Shows, College Football, "Monday Night Football," "Wide World of Sports," NCAA College Football, The Preakness Stakes and the New York Marathon. Additionally, he co-directed the Indianapolis 500 for 12 years and the Kentucky Derby for eight years.

His additional overall design, creation and set direction have included "The Oprah Winfrey Show," ABC News bureaus around the world, "PrimeTime Live," "Nightline," "Good Morning America," "This Week," "20/20" and numerous sports shows. Mr. Goodman has designed many virtual-reality sets, including the 2000 Presidential Conventions and John Stossel specials.

Mr. Goodman has received numerous awards for his work, including 54 Emmy nominations and 25 Emmy Awards, 3 Christopher Awards, 3 Peabody Awards, 2 Edward R. Murrow Awards, the first Gold Baton ever presented by the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards, a George Polk Award, 2 International Broadcast Design Awards, the 2000 Directors Guild of America Award honoring Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Musical Variety, the 1988 Directors Guild of America Directorial Achievement for the Indianapolis 500, 6 Videographer's Awards, 2001 Chicago International Film Festival, 3 Angel Awards, 2001 Communicator Awards, American Bar Association Silver Gavel Award, International Film and Video Festival Silver Screen, 1992 Cine Award, Bronze Medallion Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award, 1989 National Headliners Award and the 1985 Creative Direction Award.

Mr. Goodman began his broadcasting career at WKRB-TV in Chicago in 1964. He joined ABC Sports in 1965 as a production assistant. In 1968 he was named associate director for ABC Sports, and, in 1976 was promoted to director of Production Development, ABC News and Sports. In 1988 he was director of Production and Design, ABC News, and in 1996 was named executive director, Special Projects, ABC Television.

Mr. Goodman and his wife, Sharon, reside in New Canaan, Connecticut with his two children, Danielle and Gregory.