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Peter Jennings Dead per ABC news, 67 years old
Friends at network | MB26

Posted on 08/06/2005 7:30:06 PM PDT by MindBender26

Edited on 08/07/2005 8:45:47 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

From friends at ABC; Peter Jennings is near death. This is unconfirmed, but from usually reliable sources.

The ABC anchor, who was born in Canada but became a US citizen, announced a few months ago that he was suffering from lung cancer. He has not made a televised appearance since.


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Now CNN is reporting it, too.


361 posted on 08/07/2005 8:45:10 PM PDT by cyncooper
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To: cyncooper

May God comfort the family. Rest in Peace.


362 posted on 08/07/2005 8:45:38 PM PDT by PureSolace (A Conservative bases his politics from his morals, and a Liberal bases his morals from his politics.)
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To: cyncooper

So sad. May he rest in peace.


363 posted on 08/07/2005 8:46:30 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: MindBender26
Gosh...Drudge was just talking about this a few minutes ago.....

May he rest in peace.

364 posted on 08/07/2005 8:50:05 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Liberals preach comity and practice calumny.)
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To: MindBender26

Your information was quite accurate.


365 posted on 08/07/2005 8:50:45 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: MindBender26

Rest in peace.


366 posted on 08/07/2005 8:50:46 PM PDT by advance_copy (Stand for life, or nothing at all)
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To: MindBender26

Prayers up for him and his family.


367 posted on 08/07/2005 8:51:27 PM PDT by bootless (Never Forget - And Never Again)
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To: MindBender26

My dad died in April of lung cancer. My heart goes out to Jennings' family.


368 posted on 08/07/2005 8:51:46 PM PDT by ShandaLear (Announcing you plans is a good way to hear God laugh. Al Swearengen, 1877—Deadwood)
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To: advance_copy

Just announcing on FOX...she sounds a upset.

Prayers of comfort to the family.


369 posted on 08/07/2005 8:51:49 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: MindBender26

Prayers for those he left behind. His suffering has ended but theirs is just beginning.


370 posted on 08/07/2005 8:52:08 PM PDT by Melas (The dumber the troll, the longer the thread)
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To: MindBender26

may he rest in peace.

My prayers are with his family.


371 posted on 08/07/2005 8:52:16 PM PDT by Gabz (Smoking ban supporters are in favor of the Kelo ruling.)
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1015438

Peter Jennings Dies At 67

Aug. 7 — ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings died today at his home in New York City. He was 67. On April 5, Jennings announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.

He is survived by his wife Kayce Freed, his two children, Elizabeth, 25, and Christopher, 23, and his sister Sarah Jennings.

In an announcing Jennings' death to his ABC colleagues, News President David Westin wrote:

"For four decades, Peter has been our colleague, our friend, and our leader in so many ways. None of us will be the same without him.

"As you all know, Peter learned only this spring that the health problem he'd been struggling with was lung cancer. With Kayce, he moved straight into an aggressive chemotherapy treatment. He knew that it was an uphill struggle. But he faced it with realism, courage, and a firm hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones. In the end, he was not.

"We will have many opportunities in the coming hours and days to remember Peter for all that he meant to us all. It cannot be overstated or captured in words alone. But for the moment, the finest tribute we can give is to continue to do the work he loved so much and inspired us to do."

Reported World-Shaping Events

As one of America's most distinguished journalists, Jennings reported many of the pivotal events that have shaped our world. He was in Berlin in the 1960s when the Berlin Wall was going up, and there in the '90s when it came down. He covered the civil rights movement in the southern United States during the 1960s, and the struggle for equality in South Africa during the 1970s and '80s. He was there when the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965, and on the other side of the world when South Africans voted for the first time. He has worked in every European nation that once was behind the Iron Curtain. He was there when the independent political movement Solidarity was born in a Polish shipyard, and again when Poland's communist leaders were forced from power. And he was in Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Romania and throughout the Soviet Union to record first the repression of communism and then its demise. He was one of the first reporters to go to Vietnam in the 1960s, and went back to the killing fields of Cambodia in the 1980s to remind Americans that, unless they did something, the terror would return.

On December 31, 1999, Jennings anchored ABC's Peabody-award winning coverage of Millennium Eve, "ABC 2000." Some 175 million Americans watched the telecast, making it the biggest live global television event ever. "The day belonged to ABC News," wrote The Washington Post, "&with Peter Jennings doing a nearly superhuman job of anchoring." Jennings was the only anchor to appear live for 25 consecutive hours.

Jennings also led ABC's coverage of the September 11 attacks and America's subsequent war on terrorism. He anchored more than 60 hours that week during the Network's longest continuous period of news coverage, and was widely praised for providing a reassuring voice during the time of crisis. TV Guide called him "the center of gravity," while the Washington Post wrote, "Jennings, in his shirt sleeves, did a Herculean job of coverage." The coverage earned ABC News Peabody and duPont awards.

Overseas, and at Home

Jennings joined ABC News on August 3, 1964. He served as the anchor of "Peter Jennings with the News" from 1965 to 1967.

He established the first American television news bureau in the Arab world in 1968 when he served as ABC News' bureau chief for Beirut, Lebanon, a position he held for seven years. He helped put ABC News on the map in 1972 with his coverage of the Summer Olympics in Munich, when Arab terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage. In 1975, Jennings moved to Washington to become the news anchor of ABC's morning program "A.M. America". After a short stint in the mornings, Jennings returned overseas to Rome where he stayed before moving to London to become ABC's Chief Foreign Correspondent. In 1978 he was named the foreign desk anchor for "World News Tonight." He co-anchored the program with Frank Reynolds in Washington, D.C., and Max Robinson in Chicago until 1983.

Jennings was named anchor and senior editor of "World News Tonight" in 1983. In his more than 20 years in the position he was honored with almost every major award given to television journalists.

His extensive domestic and overseas reporting experience was evident in "World News Tonight's" coverage of major crises. He reported from all 50 states and locations around the globe. During the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 War in Iraq, his knowledge of Middle Eastern affairs brought invaluable perspective to ABC News war in Iraq and the drug trade in Central and South America. The series also tackled important domestic issues such as gun control policy, the politics of abortion, the crisis in funding for the arts and a highly praised chronicle of the accused bombers of Oklahoma City. "Peter Jennings Reporting" earned numerous awards, including the 2004 Edward R. Morrow award for best documentary for "The Kennedy Assassination — Beyond Conspiracy."

Jennings also had a particular interest in broadcasting for the next generation. He did numerous live news specials for children on subjects ranging from growing up in the age of AIDS, to prejudice and its effects on our society. After the events of September 11, and again on the anniversary, he anchored a town hall meeting for children and parents entitled, "Answering Children's Questions."

Jennings was honored with many awards for news reporting, including 16 Emmys, two George Foster Peabody Awards, several Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards and several Overseas Press Club Awards. Most recently, "World News Tonight" was recognized with two consecutive Edward R. Murrow awards for best newscast, based on field reporting done by Jennings on the California wildfires and the transfer of power in Iraq.

Jennings was the author, with Todd Brewster, of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller, "The Century." It featured first-person accounts of the great events of the century. In 1999, he anchored the 12-hour ABC series, "The Century," and ABC's series for The History Channel, "America's Time." He and Brewster also published "In Search of America," a companion book for the 6-part ABC News series.

372 posted on 08/07/2005 8:52:24 PM PDT by monkapotamus
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To: Gabz

RIP Peter Jennings


373 posted on 08/07/2005 8:52:31 PM PDT by goodolemr
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To: clintonh8r

Drudge is good. He, Fox, and CNN are usually the three fastest


374 posted on 08/07/2005 8:52:39 PM PDT by Asphalt (Join my NFL ping list! FReepmail me| The best things in life aren't things)
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To: MindBender26

RIP Peter Jennings


375 posted on 08/07/2005 8:53:16 PM PDT by Reagan Man
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To: Palladin

Prayers for Peter, I rarely ever agreed with his political opinions but he fought the toughest fight to the end and I can only respect the man. Just a thought, I wonder how much the "aggresive chemo" had to do with his rapid decline?


376 posted on 08/07/2005 8:53:26 PM PDT by BombHollywood
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To: MindBender26

RIP -- he lived to see his 67th birthday.


ABC News throws Jennings 'virtual party'

NEW YORK - ABC News colleagues on Friday sent a plane with birthday greetings over the home of Peter Jennings, who hasn't been seen on the air since announcing on April 5 that he had lung cancer.

It was the job of Jennings' wife to steer the veteran anchor to where he'd see the banner saying, "Happy Birthday, Peter - love from all at World News Tonight'" flying above his home outside of New York

His co-workers also taped birthday greetings sent via e-mail and viewers also participated in a "virtual birthday party" over the Web, the network said.

Jennings turned 67 on Friday.

Jennings responded by sending ice cream to "World News Tonight" staffers and calling in his thanks, a spokeswoman said. He also posted a message of thanks to viewers wishing him a happy birthday on ABC's message board.

"Your words - as always - are a great source of strength," Jennings wrote.


http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050801/LIFE03/508010315/1038/LIFE


377 posted on 08/07/2005 8:53:49 PM PDT by FairOpinion
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To: Asphalt

Drudge spent about 20 minutes tonight slamming sources here and elsewhere that Jennings was 'near death."


378 posted on 08/07/2005 8:54:07 PM PDT by Types_with_Fist (I'm on FReep so often that when I read an article at another site I scroll down for the comments.)
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To: Asphalt

I see the mods pulled ALL of the threads, sending everyone here.


379 posted on 08/07/2005 8:54:17 PM PDT by steveegg (Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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To: clintonh8r

This gives us former smokers something to ponder.....


380 posted on 08/07/2005 8:54:24 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Liberals preach comity and practice calumny.)
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