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Before becoming co-anchor of Nightline, Moran had been [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] News' chief White House correspondent from September 1999 to November 2005. Prior to his White House assignment, Moran covered Vice President [[Al Gore]]'s presidential campaign. Moran became one of the three full-time anchors of ''Nightline'' following [[Ted Koppel]]'s last broadcast in November 2005. He often anchors ''[[ABC World News|World News]]'' and other [[ABC News]] broadcasts. He appeared in the 2007 hit comedy, <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408839/ The Heartbreak Kid (2007)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>The Heartbreak Kid, starring Ben Stiller. |
Before becoming co-anchor of Nightline, Moran had been [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] News' chief White House correspondent from September 1999 to November 2005. Prior to his White House assignment, Moran covered Vice President [[Al Gore]]'s presidential campaign. Moran became one of the three full-time anchors of ''Nightline'' following [[Ted Koppel]]'s last broadcast in November 2005. He often anchors ''[[ABC World News|World News]]'' and other [[ABC News]] broadcasts. He appeared in the 2007 hit comedy, <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408839/ The Heartbreak Kid (2007)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>The Heartbreak Kid, starring Ben Stiller. |
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====Controversy==== |
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Terry Moran was involved in controversy in 2001 when Secretary of Labor nominee Linda Chavez was accused of housing Marta Mercado, an illegal alien by Moran's sister Margaret "Peggy" Zwisler. According to news reports, Chavez helped Mercado find work at the home of neighbor Margaret Zwisler. |
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According to columnist Robert Novak who wrote in a January 2001 column, Zwisler was a member of the "Democratic law firm of Howrey and Simon and her associate was W. Neil Eggleston, former Clinton White House counsel and later Clinton's personal lawyer." |
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It is unknown whether Zwisler was ever charged or investigated for employing an illegal alien. According to Chavez's autobiography, Peggy Zwisler went to ABC News with the story, "which was the first news organization to break the story...Terry Moran, the White House correspndent for ABC News, is Zwisler's brother, a relevant fact the network never reported in its many stories." ("An Unlikely Conservative," by Linda Chavez. Page 240. 2002, Basic Books) |
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Zwisler's revelation to the media resulted in Chavez withdrawing from the Secretary of Labor position. ABC News correspondent Terry Moran never admitted publicly that his sister provided him the information on Chavez and Mercado, though ABC News was the first news organization to break the story, this fact was never mentioned by the network during their coverage of the Chavez nomination.[http://books.google.com/books?id=1sebTYTU-U4C&dq] |
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In April of 2007, Terry Moran became embroiled in controversy over an article he authored. The article that people should not harbor too much sympathy for the three falsely accused Duke lacrosse players. Mr. Moran's article appeared to advocate the position that the three Duke lacrosse players had a hand in their own demise, as they voluntarily attended a party where alcohol was served and exotic dancers were present. Mr. Moran's article was perceived as advocating a "leftist" agenda by many. The blog site where this article was posted became indundated with negative responses to Mr. Moran's thesis. However, Mr. Moran received considerable support from those believed his article addressed the inherent unfairness in the judicial process. |
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One of Moran's brothers, [[Rick Moran]], is a radio personality and blogger, whose site Right Wing Nuthouse has garnered considerable Internet controversy. |
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In September of 2009, Moran appeared to breach journalistic protocol when he used the social networking service [[Twitter]] to publicly share an off-the-record portion of an interview with President [[Barack Obama]]. The interview was being conducted by another journalist, and Moran wrote that the President had called [[Kanye West]] a "jackass" for his behavior during an awards ceremony. [[ABC News]] apologized for releasing the portion of the interview. <ref>http://www.politico.com/click/stories/0909/did_obama_call_kanye_a_jackass.html</ref> |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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Terry Moran (born December 9, 1960[1], Chicago, Illinois) is the co-anchor of Nightline.
Biography
He graduated from Lawrence University in 1982.
Professional career
He worked as a correspondent and anchor for Court TV, where he was recognized for his expertise in covering the Lyle and Erik Menendez murder trial in Los Angeles in 1993. He received the Lucia R. Briggs Distinguished Achievement Award in 2003.
Nightline (co-anchor)
Before becoming co-anchor of Nightline, Moran had been ABC News' chief White House correspondent from September 1999 to November 2005. Prior to his White House assignment, Moran covered Vice President Al Gore's presidential campaign. Moran became one of the three full-time anchors of Nightline following Ted Koppel's last broadcast in November 2005. He often anchors World News and other ABC News broadcasts. He appeared in the 2007 hit comedy, [2]The Heartbreak Kid, starring Ben Stiller.
Publications
Moran has had pieces published in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The New Republic.
References
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| Preceded by Sam Donaldson 1998–1999 |
ABC News Chief White House Correspondent September 1999–November 2005 |
Succeeded by Martha Raddatz November 2005–January 2009 |
| Preceded by Ted Koppel |
Nightline anchor November 28, 2005- With Martin Bashir and Cynthia McFadden |
Succeeded by Current |