Koppel makes plea as he leaves ‘Nightline’

MSNBC ^ | 11/23/05

[LdSentinal]

Departing anchor asks audience to support show or network will pull it

NEW YORK - As he walked out the door, Ted Koppel couldn’t resist one last dig at the network that almost dumped him three years ago.

Koppel, in his final broadcast Tuesday after more than 25 years as anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline,” asked his fans to give successors Martin Bashir, Cynthia McFadden and Terry Moran a fair break when they start on Monday.

“If you don’t,” he said, “I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry.”

[Semper Paratus]

He also interviewed a woman who accused whites of flooding NO deliberatly and Koppel said to her "You are a pistol".

He will not be missed.

[tallhappy]

Sorry for what?

Koppel hates to laugh.

[gondramB]

:“If you don’t,” he said, “I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry.:

So he just called Nightline a comedy show? :)

[God luvs America]

Terry Moran??

Last I heard him he was the play-by-play guy for Fresno State\Hawaii football game a couple of weeks ago...

[angkor]

What, me worry?

[frogjerk]

"If you don't," he said, "I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you'll be sorry."

What's the difference? Nightline is a joke anyway...

[libertarianPA]

“If you don’t,” he said, “I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry.”

I have a feeling I'll get through it... some how.

[dead]

[appleharvey]

“I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry.”

I do believe he just described "Nightline".

[cynicom]

Will someone give the clown the hook.

[jennyjenny]

I wouldn't be sorry if they replaced it with some comedy. In fact, if it was any good, it might get me to watch their network for a few minutes a day.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

A liberal circle-jerk with an Alfred E. Newman look-alike for a host?

Nightline wasn't supposed to be a comedy show?

[G.Mason]

Oh please. Can't these pompous, egotistical readers of teleprompter B/S just go away, and spare us their pitiful pontificating?

[wideawake]

We are now Ratherless, Koppelless and Jenningsless.

Suh-weet!

[JennysCool]

You forgot Brokawless.

[DOGEY]

I thought Nightline was a comedy show.

[ncountylee]

Ted left an evil spawn. Being on CNN limits her damage though.

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"I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry."

I won't be sorry, I will be glad when that Nightline show is yanked.

[Alberta's Child]

“If you don’t,” he said, “I promise you the network will just put another comedy show in this time slot. Then you’ll be sorry.”

Actually, I'm looking forward to it.