Peter Jennings - RIP - 1938-2005

dorokusai
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edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050808/ap_on_en_tv/obit_jennings

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=126542

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=2-0385483279-12

http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=16-0385327080-1

http://peterjennings.150m.com/BIO.HTM

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Peter Jennings was an icon of American news media.

The thread is simply for an announcement. If you wish to discuss his personal conduct, views, and/or actual news coverage, please feel free to do so at your leisure.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited August 2005
    RIP to yet another American Icon.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,029
    edited August 2005
    Another good man gone. He'll be missed.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited August 2005
    RIP Mr. Jennings
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited August 2005
    Agreed....been outta touch for a few weeks with work and unpacking stuff......

    RIP Peter...........
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2005
    The late, great, Mr. Jennings was a Canadian icon. We borrowed him for awhile. Vaya con dios Peter.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited August 2005
    A true credit to the trade. I watched him for years. You made Canada proud Mr. Jennings. RIP.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    This was a real shock. I knew he was battling lung cancer but I didnt think hed go this quickly.

    Political views aside, he was one of the last and better anchorman icons. They are a fading breed I believe.

    RIP Mr. Jennings
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited August 2005
    He was a great news anchor. Very nice leaving the anchor chair empty on ABC tonight.

    Dorokusai thanks for the thread. I was afraid no one would do it.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited August 2005
    Also very nice to still announce it as "ABC World News WITH Peter Jennings."
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited August 2005
    He may have technically been a 'news anchor' in the latter years, but at heart, that man was all 'reporter'. He made the other 2 'big guys' step up to the plate.

    I'll smoke a Marlboro without the filter tonight for ole' Pete.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,349
    edited August 2005
    RIP. I thought he was the best of all the network anchors. Do you know he never finsihed high school? Started reporting on the radio when he ws just nine years old. You know he was a good guy when all the other anchors praised him. He was asked not too long ago how he wanted to be remebered. His reply "A good father". He was first a family man, then a jounalist. He be mised.
    Carl

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