Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel
Koppel in December 2017
Born	Edward James Martin Koppel (1940-02-08) February 8, 1940 (age 84) Nelson, Lancashire, England
Education	Syracuse University (BS) Stanford University (MA)
Occupations	Journalist news anchor author
Years active	1963–present
Known for	Nightline (1980–2005)
Spouse	Grace Anne Dorney ​ ​ (m. 1962)​
Children	4, including Andrea
Relatives	Kenneth M. Pollack (son-in-law)

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.^[1]

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. Since 2016, Koppel has served 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.