Summary

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 twenty years as a broadcast journalist and news anchor for ABC After becoming host of Nightline, he was regarded as one of the most outstanding of the serious-minded interviewers on American television Five years after its 1980 debut the show had a nightly audience of some seven and a half 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 is currently a special contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning His career as foreign and diplomatic correspondent earned him numerous awards, including nine Overseas Press Club awards and twenty-five Emmy Awards

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 368864
Story Slug NEWS MAN TED KOPPEL INTERVIEW 1987
Location MINNESOTA
Format LIVESOTS
Date 04/14/1987
Archive Time 1:03:50
TRT 5:12
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Video Description SOTS FROM KOPPEL
Description 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 twenty years as a broadcast journalist and news anchor for ABC After becoming host of Nightline, he was regarded as one of the most outstanding of the serious-minded interviewers on American television Five years after its 1980 debut the show had a nightly audience of some seven and a half 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 is currently a special contributor to CBS News Sunday Morning His career as foreign and diplomatic correspondent earned him numerous awards, including nine Overseas Press Club awards and twenty-five Emmy Awards
Script TAG: MNH
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Keywords

GOOD COMPANY
TALK SHOW
VINTAGE
LOCAL NEWS
CLASSIC
TWIN CITIES
80’S
MEDIA
FILE
B-ROLL
HISTORY
MINNESOTA
1980’S
EIGHTIES
STYLE
FASHION
CLOTHING
EARLY 80’S
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