Koppel, Ted 1940-

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November 17, 2005

21:40

Koppel Prepares to Leave the Anchor's Desk

After 25 years as the host of ABC's Nightline, news anchor Ted Koppel is retiring. Nightline started out in March 1980 as extended news coverage of the hostage crisis in Iran. Koppel has won 37 Emmys and 6 Peabody Awards, as well as many other honors.

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Ted Koppel

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October 28, 2004

34:33

'Nightline' Host Ted Koppel

Koppel talks about politics, the media and covering the 2004 presidential election. Koppel is the author of the book Nightline: History in the Making and the Making of Television.

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Ted Koppel

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Ted Koppel

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Koppel Prepares to Leave the Anchor's Desk

'Nightline' Host Ted Koppel

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