Background
Koppel, Ted was born on February 8, 1940 in Lancashire, England. Arrived in United States, 1953.
Koppel, Ted was born on February 8, 1940 in Lancashire, England. Arrived in United States, 1953.
Bachelor of Arts Liberal Studies, Syracuse University Master of Arts in Mass Communications Research and Political Science, Stanford University.
News correspondent, writer Station-WMCA, New York City, 1963. With ABC News, 1963—2005, former general assignment correspondent, former Vietnam war correspondent, Miami bureau chief, 1968—1969, Hong Kong bureau chief, 1969—1971, chief diplomatic correspondent, 1971—1980, anchor The ABC Saturday Night News, 1975—1977, anchor Nightline, 1980—2005. Managing editor The Discovery Channel, since 2006.
Op-ed page contributor The New York Times, since 2006. Corresponding for television specialists including The People of People's China, 1973, Kissinger: Action Biography, 1974, Second to None, 1979, The Koppel Reports, 1988—1990. Contributor columnist New York Times, since 2006.
Married Grace Anne Dorney, 1963. Children: Andrea, Deirdre, Andrew(deceased), Tara.