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Ted Koppel Takes Himself Out of the Running for Meet the Press
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In recent weeks, as NBC executives continue to search for a long term replacement for the late Tim Russert as the moderator of Meet the Press, several TV news insiders have speculated to the Media Mob that Ted Koppel was a possibility.
So much for that.
Today, TV Newser has an interview with Mr. Koppel in which the veteran newsman more or less shoots down that possibility.
"That's the kind of thing that doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me," Mr. Koppel told a Russertian-sounding Gail Shister. "They need to find somebody younger than Tim, not older than Tim. read more »
