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Article: 'Nightline': exit interviews: Ted Koppel and Tom Bettag ponder the state of TV news.(NEWS & COMMENT)(Interview)
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- Broadcasting & Cable
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- November 14, 2005
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Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger remembers back in the 1970s being impressed with Ted Koppel, then ABC News' chief diplomatic correspondent. "Loffered him a job as my spokesman at the State Department," Kissinger recalls, "which he wisely turned down and went on to higher things." The height of Koppel's accomplishments in a 42-year career at ABC News was anchoring Nightline since its inception 25 years ago. He's giving up the position--and is leaving the network--on Nov. 22, moving on with longtime executive producer Tom Bettag to make documentaries. A trio of co-anchors (Martin Bashir, Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran) will host the revamped incarnation of the ...
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... ... Md., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Ted Koppel begins his groundbreaking Discovery Channel ... attack on the United States," said Ted Koppel, Managing Editor, Discovery Channel ... website. Also at the live town meeting, Ted Koppel will release results of a Discovery Channel ...
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