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Medical Examiner: Ted Koppel's Son Died of Lethal Dose of Drugs and Alcohol

Posted Jun 18th 2010 at 06:55 PM by PopEater Staff

Ted Koppel's son died of a lethal dose of illegal and prescription drugs and alcohol, PEOPLE reports. Andrew Koppel, 40, was found dead earlier this month in a New York City apartment. His death was ruled an accident. Earlier today, the New York City Medical Examiner said Koppel died from acute intoxication due to the combined effects of alcohol, heroin, cocaine diazepam (the generic form of ...

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Inside the Life and Last Days of Ted Koppel's Son

Posted Jun 2nd 2010 at 04:18 PM by PopEater Staff

As Ted Koppel's family and the media-watching world try to come to terms with the sudden death of the news legend's 40-year-old son, details into the life of Andrew Koppel are beginning to emerge. Having grown up in the shadow of his famous father, those reflecting on Andrew and his life hint that while he was a "genuine nice guy," there were demons that he had been battling for quite some time. ...

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Ted Koppel Will Mourn Son For the Rest of His Life

Posted Jun 2nd 2010 at 07:29 AM by PopEater Staff

"Our son, Andrew, was a brilliant, caring man, whose loss we will mourn for the rest of our lives," TV anchor Ted Koppel and his wife, Grace Anne Dorney Koppel, said in a statement yesterday. Andrew Koppel died Monday after a day-long drinking binge in New York City. He was 40. Investigating the junior Koppel's affinity for alcohol, the New York Daily News concluded, "He was the brainy son of a ...

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Ted Koppel's Son Andrew Dies After Drinking Binge

Posted Jun 1st 2010 at 06:35 AM by PopEater Staff

Andrew Koppel, son of TV anchor Ted Koppel, died early Monday morning after a marathon day of drinking in New York City. He was 40. The New York Post reports Andrew went to an apartment late in the night with a new drinking buddy, Russell Wimberly, and was later found in a bedroom, unconscious and not breathing. Belinda Caban, a resident of the apartment where Koppel died, said, "He was just ...

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Ted Koppel Going Back to 'This Week'?

Posted Jan 7th 2010 at 11:20 AM by PopEater Staff

Ted Koppel may be making a U-turn back to his 'This Week' anchor chair now that host George Stephanopoulos is tied up in his 'Good Morning America' role. Politico.com is reporting that Koppel may take the reigns of 'Week' three Sundays each month. Citing "broadcast industry sources," the Politico report states that no official offers have been made to Koppel just yet, but that a handful of kinks ...