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
all 35
self 32
Movies 19
TV Shows 16
Two Men at War (2022)
Zappa (2020)
The Nineties (2017)
LA 92 (2017)
My Scientology Movie (2016)
The People's Republic of Capitalism (2010)
People's Republic of Capitalism (2008)
Koppel on Discovery (2006)
Brave New World (1999)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Beyond JFK: The Question of Conspiracy (1993)
Nightline (1980)
ABC World News Tonight With David Muir (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-02-08 (84 years old)
Birth NameEdward James Martin Koppel
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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