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Nightline grows into potent force
AP report notes Nightline evolved from an Iranian crisis improvisation into a potent late night force on ABC. On a Thursday one month after going permanent, West Coast broadcasting tied the rescue story to Ted Koppel and Donaldson with Tehran and State Department reports, outpacing CBS and NBC in viewers and credibility.
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Peter J. Boyer
Los Angeles
ABC
Nightline
CBS
NBC
West Coast
Iran
Atli
Jean White House
Carter
Richard Dawson
Washington
Ted Koppel
Koppel
White House
Sam Donaldson
State Department
Barrie Dunsmore
Bob Dyk
Tehran
Donaldson
Koppel and Co
Lt. Columbo