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
thinking limits journalist
As a journalist, one tends to think there's nothing off limits
war vietnam firsts
Senator Albert Gore Sr. was one of the first outspoken critics of the Vietnam War.
thinking wings organization
I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization.
debate moments particular
Every candidate goes into every debate hoping that they can own a particular moment.
couple long week
A couple of weeks is a long time in American politics.
labor-day november candidates
The candidate out front on Labor Day has historically been the one who stayed ahead in November.
thinking earth journalist
Do I think I was put here on earth to be a journalist and to seek truth? No, I don't.
boys government might
And once again the government has failed to get the kind of cooperation from the relatives that might allow the case of this young boy to end in a civilized manner that is best for him.
confused spirituality driven
Don't be confused that my interest in religion, faith, and spirituality is driven by any sense of faith or spirituality of my own.
needs sense-of-humor courteous
Have a sense of humor about life - you will need it. And be courteous.
people spirituality sensitive
I am sensitive to the value of faith and religion and spirituality in people's lives because I'm a journalist.
thinking axes media
I think there is a mainstream media. CNN is mainstream media, and the main, ABC, CBS, NBC are mainstream media. And I think it's just essentially to make the point that we are largely in the center without particular axes to grind, without ideologies which are represented in our daily coverage, at least certainly not on purpose.
thinking political television
I think it's impossible for any of us not to find television, and the political process at its best on television, compelling.
independent independent-person persons
There's no such thing as an independent person.