Ted Koppel

Edward James Martin Koppel was born on 8 February 1940 in Nelson, England, to German Jewish parents who fled Nazi Germany. He moved to the United States in 1953 and studied at Syracuse University and Stanford University. He joined ABC Radio in 1963 and became known for covering major news events including the Kennedy assassination, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and President Nixon's 1972 trip to China. He spent 25 years as anchor and managing editor of ABC's Nightline from 1980 to 2005.