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Article: TRYING TO GET PERSONAL WITH TED KOPPEL.(DAILY BREAK)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- June 6, 1996
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Byline: Larry Bonko
IT WAS NOT long after Ted Koppel of ``Nightline'' had lunch with his boss. They had been discussing his new contract with ABC.
I got the impression that the negotiations were not going well.
``My contract is up in six months, and at the moment I don't know where I stand,'' Koppel said long-distance from Manhattan.
``I'm happy doing the program, but it shouldn't be taken for granted that I will be with `Nightline' or ABC for another run of the contract. We'll see what happens.''
When Koppel hinted in the past that he may leave ``Nightline,'' ABC reduced his work schedule from five nights to four, agreed to ...