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Peter Jennings dies of lung cancer
Longtime ABC News anchor was 67
Monday, August 8, 2005; Posted: 12:27 a.m. EDT (04:27 GMT)
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Nearly four months to the day since he announced in a hoarse voice on his evening newscast that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, longtime ABC "World News Tonight" anchor Peter Jennings died Sunday, according to the ABC News network. He was 67.
The solemn announcement was made late Sunday by "Good Morning America" co-host Charles Gibson, who said Jennings died in his New York City apartment. His wife, Kayce, his children Elizabeth and Christopher, and his sister were at his side, Gibson said.
He read a statement from the family that said: "Peter died with his family around him, without pain and in peace. He knew he had lived a good life."
At a time when all three U.S. major broadcast networks saw their evening news anchor spots change hands in less than a year, Jennings' departure was a surprise. Both NBC's Tom Brokaw and CBS' Dan Rather announced their plans well in advance, but Jennings' illness forced a quick decision.
In a written statement Sunday to ABC News staff, network President Dave Westin said: "It is with great sadness I write to say that Peter Jennings passed away earlier this evening. For four decades, he 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. ... 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."
Jennings, a native Canadian who became a U.S. citizen in 2003, had said he would continue to host "World News Tonight" when possible. Since the announcement, Gibson and ABC's Elizabeth Vargas have filled in for him as temporary anchors.
The veteran anchorman had said he was determined to fight the disease, citing National Cancer Institute statistics that nearly 10 million Americans are living with cancer. "I have a lot to learn from them, and 'living' is the key word," he said.
Since April 5, when Jennings announced his diagnosis on the news program, he kept his public comments positive. Even during the initial announcement, he said he would be undergoing chemotherapy and joked about losing his hair.
"I wonder if other men and women ask their doctors right away, 'OK, doc, when does the hair go?'" said the immaculately dressed and coifed Jennings.
He admitted being a smoker until about 20 years ago, and said he "was weak and I smoked over 9/11."
In an April 29 letter posted on the ABC News site, Jennings said he had been "spoiled rotten" by well-wishers and added, "I assume there are a few others out there who, like me, are going with the flow until the day gets better."
Since he began anchoring the program in 1983, Jennings won numerous awards, including a National Headline Award and a George Foster Peabody award. He also won some 16 Emmys, according to the ABC News Web site.
Asked how it felt after anchoring ABC's evening news program for 20 years, Jennings told CNN's Larry King on Sept. 8, 2003: "Seems like yesterday; seems like forever -- all at the same time."
"It's sort of, how do you measure it? Do you measure the fact that I'm 20 years older? No. I think I measure it by the events. You know, I came just as the Cold War was coming to an end."
"When you think about the events that we've been through, from the fall of the Berlin Wall to, I guess you'd say, 9/11 being the culmination at the end of that, of that scope, what extraordinary changes there have been."
Jennings was born July 29, 1938, in Toronto with journalism in his blood. His father, Charles, was the first voice of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation when it was established in the mid-1930s. At age 9, Jennings hosted "Peter's People," a short-lived Saturday morning children's show on the CBC.
A high school dropout, Jennings worked as a bank teller for several years before moving into radio and then into television in 1961. He was hired by ABC in 1964.
The following year, when he was 26, Jennings was picked to anchor "The ABC Evening News." But two years later, he told his bosses he needed more seasoning and returned to field reporting, CNN Correspondent Jeff Greenfield, a former ABC News employee, has said.
Jennings became a foreign correspondent for the network, covering such stories as the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, when members of the Arab terrorist group Black September seized the Israeli compound and took athletes hostage and later killed them.
After he took the anchor chair of World News Tonight, Jennings led ABC's coverage of the 1986 explosion of the space shuttle Challenger and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
"On 9/11, those of us who do the jobs that I do, flew without a net for hour and hour and hour after end. And then you hope and pray that you've had the experience to be up to it. Because then you're editor, analyst, reporter, correspondent, ringmaster, the whole thing."
An ABC spokesman said in April that Jennings had been feeling ill for a couple of months and underwent a number of tests before the cancer diagnosis was made. He did not travel to cover the tsunami in South Asia in December 2004 or the death of Pope John Paul II earlier this year.
When the announcement of Jennings' diagnosis was made, ABC did not divulge the stage of his cancer. Cancer stages range from 1 to 4, with 4 being the most advanced.
The network's "World News Tonight" Web site has maintained an online forum where viewers could post expressions of support and good wishes for Jennings. It has also posted statements from Jennings thanking viewers for their support and his thoughts on topics such as the recent terrorist bombings in London.
The last posting came on July 29, Jennings' birthday. "Many thanks to all of you for your birthday wishes," the statement from Jennings said. "Your words -- as always -- are a great source of strength. I am celebrating today with my family -- we are all grateful."
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| Sun Aug 07, 2005 11:55 pm |
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I just found out about this, when I looked to see if cnn had anything on Discovery's return. RIP Peter Jennings.
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| Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:30 am |
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Just another sign that Smoking is bad for you.
RIP Pete.
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| Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:20 am |
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Yeah, was very  by this. My home page pops up, and says, "Jennings was 67." I thought, was?  I liked him, much better than Dan Rather or Tom Brokaw. IMO, he was more trustworthy.
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| Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:20 am |
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((Yay! I can post in WN again! Thank you so much, Theresa!  )
I was watching CNN just after it happened, when the news was starting to be reported. I then watched a bunch of Charlie Gibson's report on him. A had worker and a man dedicated to his work. He never went to parties--he just did research to get information on stories, etc, and he knew where things were--a cafe down the street in Beiruit, etc. Remarkable.
Now, I never really liked him. I thought that he was too biased and such. However, like Theresa, I think that he was the best of the three major broadcasters during his time. I used to think Brokav was the best, but no longer. I don't like him even more than Jennings. But Jennings...like Theresa said, he was more fair and trustworthy.
Although I've never been to fond of him, this is upsetting and unfortunate. It's very sad.
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| Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:14 pm |
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I was at my nephews birthday party yesterday. I was outside with my sisters, step mother, mother, and younger step sister, when we heard the news break. That was like the saddest, most somber moment I've ever expierenced just to hear Charlie Gibbson say "Peter Jennings has died". It was just awful.
RIP Peter Jennings
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| Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:56 pm |
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I never liked Peter Jennings but it is sad to hear about anyone dying. RIP
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| Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:16 pm |
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I keep waiting for Sam Donaldson to kick it, but he's never going to because he is not human. He's a muppet or some kind of animatronic thing from Disney.
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| Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:44 am |
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I watched Peter all the time. He did a very good job as a broadcaster and a news reporter. Now I will have to find someone thats as good as him. I think maybe NBC. They have good braodcasters.
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| Tue Aug 09, 2005 8:04 pm |
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| Republican_Man wrote: | I never liked you much, Peter Jennings, but RIP.
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That's kinda rude...
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| Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:33 pm |
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I don't think so. Although I should have made it more sentimental, like "I never liked you much, Peter Jennings, but you will be missed. RIP." It's just showing that even though I didn't like him much, I'm still saddened.
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| Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:49 am |
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Rest In Peace, Peter...you have reached out to many appreciative people and for that, will never be truly forgotten.
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| Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:08 pm |
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Although I think he was biased and I never liked him too much, he was still a good man, a hard worker, and a good reporter. For that, I am grateful.
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| Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:09 am |
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| webtaz99 wrote: | | I keep waiting for Sam Donaldson to kick it, but he's never going to because he is not human. He's a muppet or some kind of animatronic thing from Disney. |
I'm not sure if that's an apropriate thing to say. It seems like you're making light of a mans death. I don't know maybe I've misunderstood. If so please don't take offense.
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| Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:42 pm |
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Two hours or so ago I got a PM from an Admin (not to be named) telling me that he/she had warned me about my sig about Peter Jennings being rude--basically saying that this Admin was giving me a "mod hint," if you want to call it that, that I should get rid of it. Well, the admin told me in the PM that he/she got rid of it--that more people told him/her that they found it offensive.
I did not realize that it was truly offensive, especially to so many, and that was NOT my intention. I changed it a bit after the admin said in the Peter Jennings topic that it was rude--making it seem what my intention was: that although I did not like Peter Jennings too much, I still was saddened by his death and wanted him to Rest In Peace, and added a smilie of a smile to show my sincerety and kindness. I meant the signature out of deep kindness and respect, and did not mean to offend anyone.
I am sorry for offending anyone by my signature--that was not my intention and I hope you'll forgive me. But next time anyone takes great offense at my signature, I would appreciate if you all tell me--I will change it if many find it offensive. 
I sincerely apologize--it was meant with the greatest respect and reverence and kindness and sentiment, my signature, not to be offensive. I apologize to anyone who may have found that offensive, and since I don't know who beyond the one admin found it offensive, I wanted to post an apology here.
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| Fri Aug 12, 2005 6:15 pm |
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Its a sad to see one of the greatest newscasters pass on. But, I would think he knew he done the best job he could do.
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| Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:10 pm |
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| Republican_Man wrote: | Two hours or so ago I got a PM from an Admin (not to be named) telling me that he/she had warned me about my sig about Peter Jennings being rude--basically saying that this Admin was giving me a "mod hint," if you want to call it that, that I should get rid of it. Well, the admin told me in the PM that he/she got rid of it--that more people told him/her that they found it offensive.
I did not realize that it was truly offensive, especially to so many, and that was NOT my intention. I changed it a bit after the admin said in the Peter Jennings topic that it was rude--making it seem what my intention was: that although I did not like Peter Jennings too much, I still was saddened by his death and wanted him to Rest In Peace, and added a smilie of a smile to show my sincerety and kindness. I meant the signature out of deep kindness and respect, and did not mean to offend anyone.
I am sorry for offending anyone by my signature--that was not my intention and I hope you'll forgive me. But next time anyone takes great offense at my signature, I would appreciate if you all tell me--I will change it if many find it offensive.
I sincerely apologize--it was meant with the greatest respect and reverence and kindness and sentiment, my signature, not to be offensive. I apologize to anyone who may have found that offensive, and since I don't know who beyond the one admin found it offensive, I wanted to post an apology here. |
No problem, thank you for your explanation.
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