Peter Jennings
- Thread starter Grgranny
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- Aug 29, 2003
I just saw this on yahoo news, and I was totally surprised. He always seemed younger than 67 to me...
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050808/ap_on_en_tv/obit_jennings
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050808/ap_on_en_tv/obit_jennings
Condolences to his family that's such a shame.
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- Jul 26, 2003
Very sad news. I'm not a big fan of the American news shows, but if I had to watch one anchor deliver the news, it would be Jennings (maybe its his Canadian roots influencing me 
) When I was in journalism school, my prof had us all sign up for daily email newsletters written by Jennings himself. I always enjoyed reading them and viewing a more candid take on his views of the news. He accomplished so much in the news world without even having a high school diploma I believe.
Two big losses in one year. . . at the same time we were reading Jennings views in journalism class, we were also studying Hunter S. Thompson. Two different mediums, two very different people, but I sure do feel the loss of both of them
) When I was in journalism school, my prof had us all sign up for daily email newsletters written by Jennings himself. I always enjoyed reading them and viewing a more candid take on his views of the news. He accomplished so much in the news world without even having a high school diploma I believe. Two big losses in one year. . . at the same time we were reading Jennings views in journalism class, we were also studying Hunter S. Thompson. Two different mediums, two very different people, but I sure do feel the loss of both of them
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- Jul 26, 2003
He was my favorite of the 3 anchors of my generation. He seemed to be conversing with the audience - not lecturing. I made a point of watching the ABC Nightly news tonight, which was a tribute to him. I didn't realize that he had some Saturday AM shows where he conversed with only kids to get their open and honest and wise viewpoints on current events.
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Grgranny said:
Grgranny:
Yes, heard the news. Peter did okay for a Canadian lad who never finished high school! His father worked for the CBC where Peter got his start in the journalism world. It's quite something to see how he was embraced by the American public. He will be missed.
