Ted Koppel

For 25 years, Ted Koppel anchored the popular late-night news program, “Nightline” (ABC, 1980- ), sending millions of viewers to sleep with a confidence matching his own that the day’s news – and the leaders shaping events – were not left unexamined. Whether it was the Iran hostage crisis, the 1995 terrorist bombing of the Murrah Federal Building or the mind-numbing minutia of the O.J. Simpson murder trial, Koppel covered the news with a probing intelligence and keen eye for fairness, earning him a reputation as one of the best interviewers in professional journalism. Atop his assured