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Peter Jennings Has Passed Away

By Montag | Related entries in Media, Quotes

Peter Jennings died Sunday due to complications from lung cancer.

This is what he said about anchoring the evening news:

“There are a lot of people who think our job is to reassure the public every night that their home, their community and their nation is safe… I don’t subscribe to that at all. I subscribe to leaving people with essentially ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬? sorry it’s a cliche ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬? a rough draft of history. Some days it’s reassuring, some days it’s absolutely destructive.”– Peter Jennings

Associated Press: ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Dies at 67

In my opinion, he was the best of the three major network anchors. On the occasions that I watched television news, I would tune in to Peter Jennings. He will be missed.

UPDATE by Justin Gardner: 10:14 a.m. CST
Two more stories to read on this one. First from CNN, then from the NY Times and finally the definitive story from Jennings’ station ABC News.

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5 Responses to “Peter Jennings Has Passed Away”

Kris Says:
August 8th, 2005 at 9:51 am
I agree. Jennings was the best of the three nightly anchors. He always gave more of a foreign correspondent perspective on the news and I always liked that.
Justin Gardner Says:
August 8th, 2005 at 11:58 am
He was my favorite too. Very sobering that he died due to something he stopped doing 20 years ago.
JonBuck Says:
August 8th, 2005 at 3:09 pm
He had the most recognizable voice on TV for me. I will miss it. I never even knew he had lung cancer until last night.
jonathon Says:
August 8th, 2005 at 3:18 pm
Jennings was a rare man indeed. When I was little, we couldn’t pick up ABC, but my wife grew up watching Peter Jennings, and over the last few years I have come to know his work and to respect him. As soon as the special report came on, her eyes grew a little misty and red; after a brief silence she said, “My favorite newsman is gone.”
Bsd Says:
August 6th, 2006 at 10:48 pm
Good job.

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