Ted Koppel was born in Nelson, Lancashire, England on February 8, 1940. He moved to the United States in 1953 and became an American citizen in 1963. He received a B. S. from Syracuse University and an M.A. in mass communications research and political science from Stanford University.
Originally a newscaster for WABC radio, he switched to television reporting while covering the Vietnam War. He is best known as the anchor for Nightline from the program's inception in 1980 until 2005. In June 2006, he began work on National Public Radio providing commentary to Morning Edition, All Things Considered. He has won numerous awards including 37 Emmy Awards, six George Foster Peabody Awards, 10 duPont-Columbia Awards, nine Overseas Press Club Awards, two George Polk Awards and two Sigma Delta Chi Awards, the highest honor bestowed for public service by the Society of Professional Journalists. He wrote several books including Nightline: History in the Making and the Making of Television and Off Camera: Private Thoughts Made Public.
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