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|  Ted Koppel gave a most understated farewell when he signed off "Nightline" for good after anchoring the program for 25 years. He asked viewers to give his successors a chance, noting that if they did not do so, the network would insert another comedy program in the time slot. In 2002, ABC executives actually secretly courted David Letterman to replace "Nightline." Lettermen elected to stay at CBS. Although leaving "Nightline," Koppel is not retiring. He will continue working with his long time producer, Tom Bettag, and is in negotiations to do documentaries for HBO.
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