Ted Koppel’s Last Night
Tonight is Ted Koppel’s last night on Nightline.
Nightline was the first news show I watched with any regularity. He did a great job digging in with guests, always being respectful, but not afraid to ask hard questions or point out they’re not answering them. Their coverage of Katrina was unparalleled, Koppel taking Brown to task on his various claims of ignorance as New Orleans was in the throes of disaster. Having podcasts of the show was pretty terrific too.
Thanks to Audible.com, I listened to a recent interview of him by Terry Gross. Apparently they’ll be changing the format of Nightline (expanding the time & going multi-segment), neither of which Ted seems particularly thrilled about. Understandable, as it basically makes it another Dateline. He wouldn’t say he was doing after the end of the show, but hopefully that means he does have something else planned.
Best of luck, Ted. You’ll have a sizable audience waiting for you when you return.
