Ted Koppel

Biography

Edward James Martin Koppel, born February 8, 1940, is an American broadcast journalist and former anchor of Nightline. He spent 20 years as a news anchor for ABC before becoming the program's host in 1980, earning him a reputation as one of television's outstanding serious-minded interviewers. Throughout his career, Koppel has earned numerous awards for his foreign and diplomatic reporting, including nine Overseas Press Club awards and over 50 Emmy Awards.