May it be so: New York Post Online Edition: entertainment
There is talk that the venerable host of “Nightline,” whose contract with ABC News expires next year, is being considered as the new host of the Sunday morning public affairs show, “This Week,” according to published reports.The current host of “This Week,” former White House spokesman George Stephanopoulos, is rumored to be Koppel’s replacement on “Nightline.”
Back before Stephanopoulos took over This Week I thought that Koppel would be the perfect host for the show. Back in the pre-cable news days I liked to watch Koppel but in the internet/24 hours news & commentary cycle, why would I want to wait until 10:30 at night to get the “latest” news and comment on a topic that I probably read about and blogged on 14 hours earlier in the day?
Further, I have never been much of a fan of the current incarnation of This Week with its faux NCC-1701 set and whatnot. I still TiVo it to watch the panel, but often don’t even do that.
Koppel is a more serious and interesting journalist than Stephanopoulos (plus his name is easier to type). If this moves takes place it will enhance the weight of ABC’s Sunday morning show considerably, but no one will notice what happens to Nightline.
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