Expedition Team
A diverse team of experts accompanies this expedition — seasoned naturalists, undersea specialists, and researchers — who will share their knowledge and insights with you and bring each destination to life. Listed below are some of the experts and the departure date(s) they will be joining.
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel is a senior news analyst for National Public Radio and a contributing analyst for BBC America's World News America. From 1980 to 2005, he was the anchor and managing editor of ABC News Nightline. As the nation's longest running daily news anchor, Ted conducted famously incisive interviews and covered every major news story over a span of 25 years. A member of the Broadcasting Hall of Fame, Ted has won every major broadcasting award, including 42 Emmy® Awards (one for lifetime achievement), eight Peabody Awards, ten duPont-Columbia Awards, and two George Polk Awards. His ten Overseas Press Club Awards make him the most honored journalist in the Club's history. He will share his experiences aboard the April 29, 2010 British and Irish Isles expedition.
Jim Richardson
National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson is proud of his Celtic roots. A veteran of more than 40 articles for National Geographic and Traveler magazines, Jim recently spent two years photographing the Celtic realm for the March 2006 National Geographic article "Celt Appeal." His photography has twice been featured on CBS News Sunday Morning, and ABC's Nightline profiled his environmental photography.
