March 31, 200521 yr Never really watched Nightline, but I wish him luck. NEW YORK - Ted Koppel, who has anchored ABC News' "Nightline" since its inception a quarter-century ago, said Thursday he will leave the network when his contract expires at the end of the year. His departure comes at a time of questions about the future of his late-night news program, which has been declining in the ratings and was threatened three years ago when ABC tried to lure David Letterman from CBS. "Ted and I have discussed a number of options under which he might have remained at `Nightline' or in some other capacity at ABC News, but Ted believes this is the right time for him to leave," ABC News President David Westin said. Westin said he was optimistic that "Nightline" would continue with an orderly transition. Ultimately, ABC and parent Walt Disney Corp. executives will decide whether the network sticks with news in that time slot. "Nightline" began as a series of special reports during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980, and was groundbreaking in its early years for how Koppel conducted live interviews with several subjects — a standard in television now but then a product of new technology.
March 31, 200521 yr I thought I heard this a while back. Is George steph-kshkffvhkhr-apolis gonna replace him?
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