January 10, 1997

News Anchor Ted Koppel on the History of "Nightline"

The host of the ABC news program has a new memoir about his 16 years with the news show and his life before journalism. t's called "Nightline: History in the Making and the Making of Television." (REBROADCAST from 5/30/96)

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Ted Koppel, 1940 February

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Terry Gross

Other segments from the episode on January 10, 1997

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 10, 1997: Interview with Ted Koppel; Interview with Bill Maher; Interview with Sarah Jessica Parker; Tribute to Catherine Scorsese.

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January 10, 1997

09:05

Comedian Bill Maher on His "Politically Incorrect" Politics

Maher is the hose of Comedy Central's "Politically Incorrect," which has just moved to ABC. The former stand-up comic's new book is "Does Anybody Have a Problem With That: Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits." With panelists of diverse ideologies and sometimes explosive conflicts, the show has been described as "the McLaughlin Group on acid." (REBROADCAST from 6/13/96).

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Bill Maher

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January 10, 1997

13:23

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker on Her Move from Theater to Film

Parker has been acting for most of her life, including playing Annie on Broadway, the young bimbo in "L.A. Story," and a fed-up fiancee in "Honeymoon in Vegas." She can currently be seen in the films "First Wives Club" and "Mars Attacks." She spoke to Terry Gross in 1995, when her movie "Miami Rhapsody" was released.

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Sarah Jessica Parker

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January 10, 1997

02:52

Remembering Actress Catherine Scorsese

She was the mother of director Martin Scorsese, who cast her in several of his movies. Catherine died this past Monday at the age of 84.

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News Anchor Ted Koppel on the History of "Nightline"

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Comedian Bill Maher on His "Politically Incorrect" Politics

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker on Her Move from Theater to Film

Remembering Actress Catherine Scorsese

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