Koppel Exits: Taking Some Time Off

By Brian 

“[Ted] Koppel now plans to ‘take off a number of months before I go to work anywhere else.’ Rumors have him signing a deal with HBO, where he and longtime friend and producer Tom Bettag could indulge in a variety of in-depth journalistic pursuits,” Ed Bark says.

“I’m old-fashioned in that I don’t think I should talk about the next job until I finish the job I’m doing,” Koppel says. “But I have a pretty good idea where I’m going, and it’s more than one thing. I’ll tell you that much.”

What does he mean by “more than one thing?”

> AP: Bettag confirms they have talked with HBO about a series of documentaries but says no deal is yet in place…

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