What is Tony Verna?
[[File:Tony Verna.jpg|thumb|Tony Verna]] '''Anthony F. Verna''' (November 26, 1933 – January 18, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] television producer. He was known for creating [[instant replay]] and for producing interviews with [[Pope John Paul II]], [[Ronald Reagan]], and [[Charlton Heston]]. Verna was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Verna died in [[Palm Desert, California]] from [[leukemia]], aged 81.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Eskine|first1=Chris|title=Tony Verna, TV director who introduced instant replay, dies at 81|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-tony-verna-20150119-story.html|accessdate=January 19, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} *{{official website|http://www.tonyvernatv.com/home.html}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Verna, Tony}} [[Category:1933 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:People from Philadelphia]] {{us-bio-stub}}