Ted Koppel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Anchor and managing editor of Nightline at ABC News from 1980 to 2005.
Author of the New York Times bestseller "Off Camera."
Author of "Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath" since 2015.
Recipient of 8 George Foster Peabody Awards, 11 Overseas Press Club Awards, 12 duPont-Columbia Awards, and 42 Emmys.
Named one of the top 100 American journalists of the past 100 years by New York University.
Served as managing editor of the Discovery Channel and news analyst for BBC America.
Functions as a commentator and non-fiction book critic at NPR.

Biography

Ted Koppel is a distinguished American journalist, recognized by New York University as one of the top 100 American journalists of the past 100 years. He spent 42 years at ABC News, most notably as the anchor and managing editor of Nightline from 1980 to 2005. During his tenure, he earned numerous accolades, including 8 George Foster Peabody Awards, 11 Overseas Press Club Awards, 12 duPont-Columbia Awards, and 42 Emmys.