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
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Jesse Marcel's unproven story was now primetime mythology. This remote New Mexico town had hit the jackpot. It didn't matter that there wasn't a shred of credible evidence to support the claim that a flying saucer crashed here. It didn't matter that there were no credible witnesses to alien bodies.
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Without him, I find myself stumbling and in the dark. Loving him so much and not having him with me is the hardest thing I've ever done.
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Without him, I find myself stumbling and in the darkà . Loving him so much and not having him with me is the hardest thing I've ever done.
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There are a lot of people in this business who believe that part of our job is to reassure the public every night, ... I subscribe to leaving people with essentially a rough draft of history. Some days it is reassuring, some days it is absolutely destructive.
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I have a lot to learn from them, and 'living' is the key word.
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She has made almost no statement at all, kept his funeral strictly private, and keeps her own dignified council.
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George W. had a plan. He arranged to join the Air National Guard in Texas, which meant he would not be sent to Vietnam.
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Always have a sense of humor about life - you'll need it - but always be courteous to boot.
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Whatever you may think of Mrs. Clinton as a character, I think she believes quite strongly in public service.
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I think audiences, in times of trouble and good times, look for people on television who are basic, don't have airs, don't hype themselves.
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I can't imagine that we would do anything radical about our coverage in the immediate future. The story has a whole new dimension with this measure of sovereignty, which is going to make this a really interesting story between now and the election.
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He rearranged the show, while we were on air, he rearranged our travel plans while in the air, he even tried to arrange our personal lives, ... What Would Peter Do?
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Hundreds of you have been like family. It feels good to have such a family right now.
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I would think he would have wanted to be known for more than just that.