Biography
Edward James Martin Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is a British-born American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor for Nightline, from the program's inception in 1980 until 2005.
Before Nightline, he spent 20 years as a broadcast journalist and news anchor for ABC. After becoming host of Nightline, he was regarded as one of the outstanding serious-minded interviewers on American television. Five years after its 1980 debut, the show had a nightly audience of about 7.5 million viewers.After leaving Nightline, Koppel worked as managing editor for the Discovery Channel, a news analyst for NPR and BBC World News America and a contributor to Rock Center with Brian Williams. Koppel continues as a special contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning. His career as a foreign and diplomatic correspondent earned him numerous awards, including nine Overseas Press Club awards and 25 Emmy Awards. Biography from ABC
Ted Koppel at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
Appearances on C-SPAN
Filmography
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self 26
TV Shows 16
Movies 14
Our Barbara -- A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
Two Men at War (2022)
Zappa (2020)
Television Event (2020)
Cola Wars (2019)
Hesburgh (2019)
The Nineties (2017)
LA 92 (2017)
The Reagan Show (2017)
Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown (2015)
Jay Leno's Garage (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
The People's Republic of Capitalism (2010)
People's Republic of Capitalism (2008)
Koppel on Discovery (2006)
The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer (2005)
Brave New World (1999)
The View (1997)
The Hajj: One American's Pilgrimage to Mecca (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
The World of Jim Henson (1994)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1992)
Truth About Rock (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Nightline (1980)
Great Performances (1971)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
ABC World News Tonight With David Muir (1948)
Meet the Press (1947)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-02-08 (84 years old)
Birth NameEdward James Martin Koppel
Birth PlaceNelson, United Kingdom
ReligionJudaism
SpouseGrace Anne Dorney Koppel
ChildrenAndrea Koppel
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom, United States of America
AwardsGreat Immigrants, Edward R. Murrow Award, Orwell Award, George Polk Award
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