Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CMwas a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer. A high-school dropout, he transformed himself into one of American television's most prominent journalists...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionNews Anchor
Date of Birth29 July 1938
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
strong connections gone
I have gone through a period of seeking to understand what or how strong or what are the connections I have to God.
humor space people
I've always been very zealous about not invading other people's private spaces.
objectivity want littles
I'm a little concerned about this notion everybody wants us to be objective.
mean objectivity people
I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.
believe resurrection certain
I was raised with the notion that it was OK to ask questions, and it was OK to say, I'm not sure. I believe, but I'm not quite so certain about the resurrection.
children members our-family
Reach out, call your family members, if you have children, call them right now.
anchors people reporters
Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters.
technology thinking people
I think Chris Matthews is a very bright guy. I'd listen to him even if he didn't shout at people.
cancer survival diagnosis
We are survivors from the moment of diagnosis.
risk drug sudden-death
The risk of sudden death is miniscule, overstating this risk is not going to stop them from taking the drug.
als firsts details
Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.
years empires execution
I am utterly struck how, 300 years after his execution, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire.
thinking people cynical
I think you can be cynical about religion on occasion, and certainly skeptical about the degree to which some people use religion to manipulate other people.
cnn fans bigs
I'm a big fan of CNN. I watched it from the beginning.