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Other segments from the episode on 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)
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).
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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