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Ted Koppel

British-born American broadcast journalist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1940 · age 86

Edward James Martin Koppel is an American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor for Nightline, from the program's inception in 1980 until 2005.

Ted Koppel is read about 309 times a day, in 15 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 112 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2019“The [NYT] Times is absolutely committed to making sure that this guy does not get elected.”In their words7 March 2019Q&A session with Marvin Kalb at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

2011Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement AwardAward2007Great Immigrants AwardAward1985George Polk AwardAward1984Orwell AwardAward1940Born8 February 1940

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Ted Koppel
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One statement
  1. This is an industry, it's a business. We exist to make money. We exist to put commercials on the air.

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Awards

Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award2011
Great Immigrants Award2007
George Polk Award1985
Orwell Award1984

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1940 · age 86

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Journalists from the United States 2