Ted Koppel

Birthday: 8 February 1940, Lancashire, England, UK

Birth Name: Edward James Martin Koppel

Height: 163 cm

Ted Koppel was born on February 8, 1940 in Lancashire, England as Edward James Martin Koppel. He is known for his work on America Held Hostage (1979), Petra: A Quest for Hope (2006) and ABC News Nightline (1980). He has been married to Grace Anne Koppel since May 17, 1963. They have four children.

"I think we're glazing eyes all across America" [Interrupting a long-winded guest, ABC News Nightlin...Show more »

"I think we're glazing eyes all across America" [Interrupting a long-winded guest, ABC News Nightline (1980), 13 Feb 1987]. Show less «

(Reflecting on ABC's almost succeeding in taking ABC News Nightline (1980) off the air in 2002:) "Th...Show more »

(Reflecting on ABC's almost succeeding in taking ABC News Nightline (1980) off the air in 2002:) "There's nothing more invigorating in life than getting shot at and missed" (tho he misquoted Churchill who used the final phrase "shot at without result"). Show less «

I have the necessary lack of tact. [on interviewing guests on Nightline, 1984]

Peter [Jennings] was famously attracted to women. Even so, he only married four of them.

When asked if he is narcissistic: "No, I'm too ugly to be narcissistic." The Wall Street Journal des...Show more »

When asked if he is narcissistic: "No, I'm too ugly to be narcissistic." The Wall Street Journal describes him as "the pre-eminent TV interviewer in America", while The Los Angeles Times refers to him as "the undisputed reigning lion of tough TV interview journalism." Show less «