Koppel Leads Ex-‘Nightline’ Group to Discovery Channel (He's Not Gone)

AP/MSNBC ^ | 01/04/2005 | AP

[TCats]

Former ABC News show anchor named managing editor of cable channel. NEW YORK - Ted Koppel has joined the Discovery Channel to make news documentaries, bringing his former top producer and eight other ex-"Nightline" staff members, the cable channel announced Wednesday.

Koppel was named managing editor of Discovery, and his first program for the network is due next fall.

The longtime ABC News anchor left "Nightline" after 25 years in November. The late-night news show he originated has continued on ABC with three new anchors.

[TCats]

Don't these clowns masquerading as journalists ever just go away? What's next - Rather and Mapes going to the History Channel to produce revised history docu-dramas, replacing Roger Mudd?

[skinkinthegrass]

..sorta like Discovery News ?....now, its' redux.

[YouPosting2Me]

Orange County Koppel's

[ncountylee]

Don't these clowns masquerading as journalists ever just go away?

Like the Clintons, not without a stake thru their hearts.

[ChadGore]

The tyranny continues.

[caryatid]

Koppel was named managing editor of Discovery ...

Lest we forget, the channel is now Discovery-New York Times ...

... what better venue for the dissemination of left wing propaganda and/or revisionist history by Koppel and others similarly situated/inclined ... ?!

 

In April 2002 The New York Times Company entered into a 50:50 joint venture with Discovery Communications, Inc. to jointly manage the Discovery Civilization Channel, which was renamed the Discovery Times Channel in December 2002.           [www.nytco.com]

[talleyman]

Ted Who?

[Dick Vomer]

the channel where all the libs go to "document" the rewrite of history.

first part of career as propagandist, then on to make sure that "history" never records the failures of liberalism.

Such a joke. That's why the Kennedy humpers are such "American Royalty".... Carter and Clinton are such pathetic losers but manage to stay on the scene.

The amazing thing is that somebody like Carter was such a simple minded dolt worked on a "boomer" as an engineering officer.....forget that he was voted president. Gawd o'mighty. .

[OldPossum]

Some people just cannot stand to be out of the spotlight. Of course, the Discovery Channel is kind of a stretch for the "spotlight" designation.

[lesser_satan]

Discovery Times is pretty rotten, but it's just one of their channels. Discovery also owns the Science Channel and the Military Channel, both of which are pretty good.

[corkoman]

Discovery HD Theater!

Oh my goodness how I sit in the lotus position in front of my HDef and meditate like never before. HD theater is spellbinding.

[Marylander]

He's not gone, he's just forgotten.

[exile]

Koppel on the Discovery Channel? I hope he's going to replace Buster on Mythbusters.

[lesser_satan]

I'm a TV luddite. I have no hi-def (yet).

[caryatid]

We watch the Military Channel a great deal ... more and more often these days it seems to have the only things worth watching ... before we give up and stick a DVD into the player ... LOL

[TCats]

Hmmm.... Did not realize the NYT was involved. In that light this is a very logical progression for Koppel and his fellow Libs. Will not view the Discovery Channel the same again.

[Vision]

I am so heated about this new Koppel show. They are taking advantage of decent programming to continue their propaganda that has already been rejected on network tv.

That ad where Koppel is seen peaking out of a dark room through venetian blinds painted as the American flag makes me what to punch his freakin' teeth out. The nitwit, arrogant attitude of telling the audience they need to "keep a perspective" on issues is just too much. Who and the hell wants to see a lunatic talk down to them.

Damn loon.