Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel on BBC Tonight - Posted October 12, 2009
•Contributing Analyst Ted Koppel joins Matt Frei on tonight's BBC World News America for a discussion on the state of security in Pakistan. After today's bombing, which killed at least 41 people, and a string of attacks including an assault by militants on army headquarters in Rawalpindi over the weekend, Koppel... [TVNewser]

Stanitz to Bloomberg News - Posted August 10, 2009
Bloomberg snagged another ABC-er of yesteryear when they recently hired Emily Stanitz as a producer for their Washington bureau. For those keeping track, Stanitz is the fourth Bloomberg staffer with an ABC past. The others are Kathyrn Kross, Eric Wagner and Lizzie O'Leary. Emily's most recent position was with Ted... [FishBowlDC]

Stanitz to Bloomberg News - Posted August 10, 2009
Bloomberg snagged another ABC-er of yesteryear when they recently hired Emily Stanitz as a producer for their Washington bureau. For those keeping track, Stanitz is the fourth Bloomberg staffer with an ABC past. The others are Kathyrn Kross, Eric Wagner and Lizzie O'Leary. Emily's most recent position was with Ted... [FishBowlDC]

The Ticker: Blitzer, Koppel, Spelling... - Posted July 17, 2009
> CNN'S Wolf Blitzer will anchor a one-hour special commemorating the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. Monday at 4pmET, Blitzer will guide viewers through the historic moments leading up to the moonwalk. And at 4:17pmET, the exact time of the lunar landing, Blitzer will speak with Apollo 11 astronaut... [TVNewser]

Barbara Walters to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award - Posted July 10, 2009
Variety reports that the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will be presenting Barbara Walters with its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 30th News and Documentary Emmy Awards. The "20/20" anchor and EP/co-host of "The View" will receive the award at the ceremony on September 21st. Since joining the "Today"... [TVNewser]

FishbowlDC Interview: Rising Star - ABC News' Jake Tapper - Posted June 10, 2009
Unless you live under a rock, you've undoubtedly heard the name "Jake Tapper." As a White House correspondent for ABC News and one of news media's fastest rising stars, Tapper has quickly established "golden boy" status in Washington. We got to know the golden boy a little better in... [FishBowlDC]

The Ticker: Brokaw, Koppel, Maddow... - Posted June 4, 2009
> NBC's Tom Brokaw interviews President Barack Obama from Dresden, Germany tomorrow morning ahead of Saturday's 65th anniversary of D-Day. It airs tomorrow on Today and Nightly News. Brokaw also interviewed Pres. Bush on the 60th anniversary of D-Day from Normandy. > Ted Koppel gives his thoughts and analysis on Pres.... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Brokaw, Koppel, Maddow... - Posted June 4, 2009
> NBC's Tom Brokaw interviews President Barack Obama from Dresden, Germany tomorrow morning ahead of Saturday's 65th anniversary of D-Day. It airs tomorrow on Today and Nightly News. Brokaw also interviewed Pres. Bush on the 60th anniversary of D-Day from Normandy. > Ted Koppel gives his thoughts and analysis on Pres.... [TVNewser]

The Last Time... - Posted May 1, 2009
ABC's Ted Koppel in 1976, the last time swine flu fears swept the country. Check out more from the World News Now Facebook Page including the ABC News correspondent who covered the story. • Related: B&C - Swine Flu a Balancing Act for TV News Outlets... [TVNewser]

The Last Time... - Posted May 1, 2009
ABC's Ted Koppel in 1976, the last time swine flu fears swept the country. Check out more from the World News Now Facebook Page including the ABC News correspondent who covered the story. • Related: B&C - Swine Flu a Balancing Act for TV News Outlets... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List 04.24.09 - Posted April 24, 2009
Photo by Getty Images Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. Its day 95 covering the Obama administration and week 12 for us. What we know and what we're reading this Friday morning... NEWSPAPERS... [FishBowlDC]

ABC World News Wins Overseas Award - Posted April 23, 2009
ABC News picked up an Overseas Press Club Award last night — the only broadcast network to win an award. World News with Charles Gibson won for the David Kaplan Award for best TV spot news reporting from abroad. The winning series of segments, "China's Earthquake," featured correspondents Stephanie Sy and Neal... [TVNewser]

ABC World News Wins Overseas Award - Posted April 23, 2009
ABC News picked up an Overseas Press Club Award last night — the only broadcast network to win an award. World News with Charles Gibson won for the David Kaplan Award for best TV spot news reporting from abroad. The winning series of segments, "China's Earthquake," featured correspondents Stephanie Sy and Neal... [TVNewser]

"I Hope What We're Seeing is a New Kind of Heyday for Nightline" - Posted April 2, 2009
On TV's endangered list as recently as last fall, ABC's Nightline is now solidly in second place on the late night schedule. For the just completed first quarter, "Nightline" topped CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" among Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. It's the first time in six years "Nightline" has... [TVNewser]

"I Hope What We're Seeing is a New Kind of Heyday for Nightline" - Posted April 2, 2009
On TV's endangered list as recently as last fall, ABC's Nightline is now solidly in second place on the late night schedule. For the just completed first quarter, "Nightline" topped CBS' "Late Show with David Letterman" among Total Viewers and the A25-54 demo. It's the first time in six years "Nightline" has... [TVNewser]

Schieffer and A-List Media Panel Grace Fort Worth, Texas - Posted April 2, 2009
From a FBDC guest blogger (and proud mother of a certain DC journo) in Fort Worth, Texas: Each year, Bob Scheiffer invites noted members of the media to his namesake journalism school at TCU. As always, Wednesday night's event was entertaining, interesting and timely. This year's panelists, David Brooks, Trish Regan, Gwen... [FishBowlDC]

Schieffer and A-List Media Panel Grace Fort Worth, Texas - Posted April 2, 2009
From a FBDC guest blogger (and proud mother of a certain DC journo) in Fort Worth, Texas: Each year, Bob Scheiffer invites noted members of the media to his namesake journalism school at TCU. As always, Wednesday night's event was entertaining, interesting and timely. This year's panelists, David Brooks, Trish Regan, Gwen... [FishBowlDC]

Ted Koppel To Contribute to BBC World News During G20 - Posted April 1, 2009
Ted Koppel will contribute to BBC World News America's coverage of the G20 Summit today and tomorrow, joining anchors Matt Frei and Mishal Husain. Frei anchors in D.C. and Husain in London. Katty Kay contributes to the broadcasts as well. BBC World News America airs at 7pmET on BBC America and BBC... [TVNewser]

One More Time: Vote For MSNBC's 10pm Host - Posted February 19, 2009
We've written about the potential for a new 10pmET host on MSNBC a few times since MSNBC president Phil Griffin floated the idea last month. The LA Times and Huffington Post have written about how progressive radio hosts Sam Seder and Cenk Uygur (of The Young Turks) created Facebook fan pages... [TVNewser]

One More Time: Vote For MSNBC's 10pm Host - Posted February 19, 2009
We've written about the potential for a new 10pmET host on MSNBC a few times since MSNBC president Phil Griffin floated the idea last month. The LA Times and Huffington Post have written about how progressive radio hosts Sam Seder and Cenk Uygur (of The Young Turks) created Facebook fan pages... [TVNewser]

TVNewsers To Pack Cafe Milano for Brit Hume Salute - Posted January 6, 2009
The salute to Brit Hume event at Cafe Milano Thursday night is shaping up to be one of the hottest pre-inaugural parties of the season. The invitation only event is attracting numerous Beltway and TV news bold face names. In addition to a host of Fox Newsies, TVNewser has learned Charlie... [TVNewser]

Wolfe Takes a Page Out of an NBC Tradition - Posted December 13, 2008
We had been hearing rumblings about the segment months ago, and on Thursday, the Today show aired Jenna Wolfe's day as an NBC page. Some former pages featured in the segment included Willard Scott, Today show director Joe Michaels and many others in the control room (and from other networks: Regis Philbin... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 12.01.08 - Posted December 1, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Ted Koppel and Discovery "Dissolve Relationship" - Posted November 25, 2008
Former ABC News man Ted Koppel and Discovery Communications "have reached an amicable agreement to dissolve their relationship." The move comes six months before the three-year contract was set to expire. Koppel joined Discovery Channel in January, 2006 as Managing Editor. He brought with him long-time Nightline EP Tom Bettag, as well... [TVNewser]

Koppel Maybe Prepping For 'Meet the Press' Russert Role - Posted November 25, 2008
Ted Koppel, possibly angling to get back into the news game by taking the late Tim Russert's role on "Meet the Press," has formally dissolved his ties to Discovery Communication. Koppel had six months left on his contract, but sources said he's better off if he's disentangled from any network or cable... [FishBowlLA]

Update: What's Next For "Meet" - Posted November 2, 2008
In Saturday's New York Times, Jacques Steinberg provides an update on his last "Meet the Press" host-replacement analysis. He prominently highlights Chuck Todd and David Gregory as potential replacements (FishbowlDC guesses not Gregory) but... Mr. Gregory has struggled to get critical air time on "NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams" -- in part,... [FishBowlDC]

BBC is no CNN. "At Some Point It's Almost Parody" - Posted November 1, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist If you're looking for bells and whistles on Election Night, the BBC is not your cuppa tea. "I don't think the BBC will ever be, or aspire to be, the bells-and-whistles network," says CBS exile Rome Hartman, executive producer of "BBC World News America." "Fundamentally, we're about great stories. Graphics help,... [TVNewser]

Election Night: PBS & BBC - Posted October 21, 2008
The big four broadcasters and cable news networks will keep us waiting a bit longer before they reveal what's in store on election night. As one insider told TVNewser last week, "you think we want to give our play book to the other guys?" "No," was our answer. Anyway, we do have... [TVNewser]

Carville, Myers, Others Reflect on War Room - Posted October 8, 2008
Sometime this morning, CNN contributor James Carville and ABC's This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos will be talking on the phone, as they do every morning. That piece of information, that Carville and Stephanopoulos still talk every day "between 6:15 and 7:45am," is one of the revelations in the new documentary from... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 09.11.08 - Posted September 11, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Leroy Sievers Loses Battle with Cancer - Posted August 16, 2008
NPR's Leroy Sievers, the former Nightline executive producer whose battle with cancer was documented on his NPR blog, died last night. Sievers was one of Ted Koppel's executive producers at Nightline, and later moved with Koppel to the Discovery Channel where he oversaw the 2007 documentary "Our Children's Children's War," which aired... [TVNewser]

In With the Old, Out With the Blue - Posted August 13, 2008
The NYPost's Michael Starr writes about the new page uniforms at NBC. "The network's iconic, blazer-clad workers — immortalized by Kenneth Parcell, the cheerful page on NBC sitcom '30 Rock' — are proudly wearing chic new uniforms for the first time in over 10 years," Starr writes. And these aren't just any... [TVNewser]

In With the Old, Out With the Blue - Posted August 13, 2008
The NYPost's Michael Starr writes about the new page uniforms at NBC. "The network's iconic, blazer-clad workers — immortalized by Kenneth Parcell, the cheerful page on NBC sitcom '30 Rock' — are proudly wearing chic new uniforms for the first time in over 10 years," Starr writes. And these aren't just any... [TVNewser]

What Will Nightline's Scoops & Growth Mean For the Newscast? - Posted August 11, 2008
The LATimes' Meg James writes about the latest Nightline scoop and what it might mean as ABC considers wooing Jay Leno. "The company will make the decision based on what's best for the company," said ABC News president David Westin. "I am hopeful that 'Nightline' will continue to prosper. It's important for... [TVNewser]

"Wouldn't You Move Nightline Out of the Way?" - Posted July 28, 2008
The NYPost's Adam Buckman weighs in on the what-if-Leno-goes-to-ABC scenario, and what might become of the network's late night lineup. But what of "Nightline" and Jimmy Kimmel, you ask? They will have to get out of the way. And it won't matter to the higher-ups at Disney if the news-division suits get... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Nas, China, VF... - Posted July 22, 2008
> Politico's Michael Calderone reports hip-hop star Nas will be delivering a petition to Fox News tomorrow at 2pmET, urging the network to "stop its racist smears against the Obamas and other Black Americans." In unrelated news, Nas' new album, which blasts FNC, dropped last week. > CNBC's special on China,... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: Nas, China, VF... - Posted July 22, 2008
> Politico's Michael Calderone reports hip-hop star Nas will be delivering a petition to Fox News tomorrow at 2pmET, urging the network to "stop its racist smears against the Obamas and other Black Americans." In unrelated news, Nas' new album, which blasts FNC, dropped last week. > CNBC's special on China,... [TVNewser]

The Newest Feud To Rock NBC - Posted July 9, 2008
No it's not Keith Olbermann-Bill O'Reilly or Conan O'Brien-Ted Koppel (who seem to have their feud settled). This one stays in house. This morning on the Today show, Matt Lauer revealed the latest in his ongoing feud with Late Night's O'Brien, which apparently has been simmering for a few weeks. During the 7amET... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel Ready to "Let Loose" on the BBC - Posted July 9, 2008
Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist Scratch Ted Koppel from the list of possible "Meet the Press" successors to Tim Russert (R.I.P.) "That's the kind of thing that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me," says Koppel. "They need to find somebody younger than Tim, not older than Tim. He was 58. I'm 68.... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel Joins BBC World News America - Posted July 8, 2008
That Ted Koppel is a busy guy. Conan last night, the Today show and Morning Joe tomorrow, then back to Washington for a two-hour stint live on NPR, and beginning tomorrow night, four hours over the next four nights on the Discovery Channel. And now this: Koppel joins BBC World News America... [TVNewser]

Ted Koppel's Challenge Met on Late Night - Posted July 8, 2008
Ted Koppel was back in his old late night TV neighborhood last night. But before he had a chance to promote his upcoming Discovery Channel special while on Late Night, Koppel had his challenge met by Conan O'Brien, a challenge that was made here on TVNewser. It goes back to the... [TVNewser]

Koppel's Radio Days - Posted July 7, 2008
TVNewser has learned that for the first time since leaving Nightline, Ted Koppel will host a regularly-scheduled series. This Wednesday, he'll guest host NPR's daily news talk show, "Talk of the Nation." The two-hour, two-topic show will include a discussion on living with cancer with guests Elizabeth Edwards and longtime Nightline producer... [TVNewser]

Koppel's Radio Days - Posted July 7, 2008
TVNewser has learned that for the first time since leaving Nightline, Ted Koppel will host a regularly-scheduled series. This Wednesday, he'll guest host NPR's daily news talk show, "Talk of the Nation." The two-hour, two-topic show will include a discussion on living with cancer with guests Elizabeth Edwards and longtime Nightline producer... [TVNewser]

E! Names Ken Baker Executive News Editor - Posted February 4, 2008
More on this breaking story. For now, here's the press release: Baker Joins E! From Us Weekly, Where He Most Recently Served as Editorial Director for the Magazine's Web Site, Usmagazine.com Los Angeles, CA, February 4, 2008 -- E! Entertainment, the global leader for entertainment and celebrity... [FishBowlLA]

The Ticker: ABC Suit, Nightline, JK & Today... - Posted July 25, 2007
> Even after a "full retraction and apology on the air," a California preacher is moving ahead with his lawsuit against 20/20. The LA Times has the story. > Marketwatch.com's Jon Friedman writes about Nightline coming out of the shadow of Ted Koppel: "By showing grit and stressing... [TVNewser]

The Ticker: ABC Suit, Nightline, JK & Today... - Posted July 25, 2007
> Even after a "full retraction and apology on the air," a California preacher is moving ahead with his lawsuit against 20/20. The LA Times has the story. > Marketwatch.com's Jon Friedman writes about Nightline coming out of the shadow of Ted Koppel: "By showing grit and stressing... [TVNewser]

Word Play: Rather Stays Above The "Tart" - Posted July 18, 2007
This afternoon, in a taping of his weekly HDNet news show at the University of Pennsylvania, Dan Rather sat down with legendary newsman Ted Koppel. The two talked about the current state and future of news: on TV and online. During the taping, Rather used a variation of the phrase... [TVNewser]

Word Play: Rather Stays Above The "Tart" - Posted July 18, 2007
This afternoon, in a taping of his weekly HDNet news show at the University of Pennsylvania, Dan Rather sat down with legendary newsman Ted Koppel. The two talked about the current state and future of news: on TV and online. During the taping, Rather used a variation of the phrase... [TVNewser]

Morning Reading List, 05.02.07 - Posted May 2, 2007
Good morning Washington. Dana Perino on life at the top. An ABC release announced that "World News with Charles Gibson" was "the #1 evening newscast among Total Viewers, Households and Adults 25-54 for the week of April 23." Averaging 8.20 million Total Viewers, "World News" outperformed NBC's "Nightly News" by 310,000 Total... [FishBowlDC]

Discovery Downsizes 200/Announces New Season - Posted April 10, 2007
Discovery laid off some 200 employees, mainly from the Silver Spring HQ. Hardest hit was the US Networks group, including the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, and other positions in the production, corporate communications and technological services divisions. Discovery Channel's new season includes: Last Man Standing Six young Western athletes... [FishBowlLA]

Morning Reading List, 04.09.07 - Posted April 9, 2007
Good morning Washington. The Onion is no threat to The City Paper. The PEJ Talk Show Index for March 25-30 shows, "There was a disagreement between the nation’s radio and cable talk hosts over the juiciest talk topic last week. The fired U.S. attorneys topped the cable menu while the 2008 Presidential race... [FishBowlDC]

Jack Shafer Rips Ted Koppel: 'Is There A More Pompous Egomaniac Purring On The Airwaves Today?' - Posted April 6, 2007
Slate's media man Jack Shafer listened to Ted Koppel's NPR piece on the British sailor hostage thing. Then ye Wrath of Shafer was unleashed: Is there a more pompous egomaniac purring on the airwaves today than Ted Koppel? Two days ago, the bouffanted one filed a commentary piece on NPR pegged to... [FishBowlNY]

Next for Koppel - Posted March 2, 2007
Ted Koppel will be appearing on the following shows over the course of the next couple weeks to promote "Koppel on Discovery: Our Children's Children's War" (Sunday, March 11 at 9pmET). Friday, March 2 / Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC) Thursday, March 8 / The Colbert Report (Comedy Central) Friday, March 9 /... [FishBowlDC]

More "News War" Tonight - Posted February 27, 2007
From the release: Correspondent Lowell Bergman continues his look at the news business in Part III of "News War" this Tuesday night. Bergman and producer Stephen Talbot are asking a question that is on the minds of many of us in the business: what's happening to the news? And there is no... [FishBowlDC]