John Severino, former president and general manager of KABC-TV, dies at 85
John Severino, a legendary television executive, rose to become the president of ABC and helped build the regional sports network Prime Ticket from the ground up.
He delivered on-air editorials covering Southern California.
Severino later became president of ABC and helped build the regional sports network Prime Ticket from the ground up. It later became a model for others across the country.
Severino was a proud graduate of the University of Connecticut, where he played football and earned four consecutive Yankee Conference Championships.