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Posted on 03/11/2005 9:24:10 PM PST by no dems
NewsMax has learned that the next veteran TV anchorman to depart his chair in the near future is ABC's Ted Koppel.
Koppel, who has anchored "Nightline" since its inception in 1980, is resigned to the fact that that his tenure will likely come to a conclusion by December.
A Koppel departure would come on the heels of the retirement of NBC's Tom Brokaw (in December) and this week's departure of Dan Rather from the "CBS Evening News."
ABC insiders tell NewsMax that the veteran newsman is likely to wind up as the new host of the Sunday morning news show "This Week," currently hosted by George Stephanopoulos.
The show, once hosted by David Brinkley, has steadily dropped in the ratings and now languishes in third place behind CBS's "Face The Nation," hosted by Bob Schieffer.
Schieffer replaces Rather (at least temporarily) as the new anchor of the "CBS Evening News" this week.
Where "Nightline" is headed remains an open question.
Stephanopoulos has been "auditioning" as Koppel's possible replacement, to less than enthusiastic ratings, say ABC officials.
As a result, ABC News has been quietly developing a new "Nightline" replacement and has authorized several pilot episodes of the new offer.
This follows a preliminary sample of the new broadcast offered to ABC News officials last January.
The "Nightline" alternative, currently in pilot production, would be tied more to current affairs rather than feature news, say ABC insiders.
The program, as currently produced, would be hosted by Bill Weir, host of "Good Morning America's" weekend edition, and ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper.
"It is a foregone conclusion that Ted is gone," explained one ABC News veteran. "What happens to George [Stephanopoulos]? That's the question."
2004-2005: The years the liberal media was destroyed.
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Georgie wasn't content to f*ck up just one news program.
In all those years, I can't recall a single time I ever watched Ted Koppel.
Yeah you did. You watched the old Howdy Doody show didn't you? That was Koppel too.
There's always another career for him to fall back on: advertising for hair restoration cream, dye, and/or toupees.
Without intending to, "Nightline" contributed to Reagan's election in 1980 because it started as a daily re-cap of the Iran hostage crisis -- every night the title of the show would be "America Held Hostage -- Day 245" (or whatever the number of days was at the time.) This kept it in the public's face and helped re-enforce the pressure on Carter. Along, of course, with inflation and high unemployment and interest rates and all the other highlights of the Carter Presidency.
Nightline. Is that still on?
Wow, check this out! They're falling like dominoes.
When is it going to be Peter Jennings turn? That liberal cannuck turns my stomach.
I agree with you, Jennings is the one I like the least. He always has to interject his opinions into everything!
I don't miss "Nightline" or Jimmy Carter. I quit watching "Nightline" after "Day 100-something of America Held Hostage". You can only take so much of a nightly dose of screaming, unwashed fanatics in dirty nightshirts, snake-in-the-grass Iranian spokesmen, and an endless parade of foolish liberals who think that dealing with fanatics is somehow possible. Thank God that Ronald Reagan put an end to that nonsense. Ted Koppel won't be missed in my household.
Is "Howdy Doody" Koppel still around?
going to be Peter Jennings turn? That liberal cannuck turns my stomach.
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He's now a "duel" citizen. Got his USA citizenship less than 2 years ago,I believe.
Great! Now we'll have some new liars to despise for the next 25 years.
I don't watch 'em.
I don't watch 'em.I don't watch 'em either.
Except for certain times. Like last Wednesday, the 9th.
Rather's last broadcast on the SeeBS Evening Lies.
I tuned in the last 10 minutes, just in time to see his "Courage" BS
Courage BS.
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It would be fitting if the Mullahs were overthrown the same day. 