Peter Jennings has died

[Deep Dish]

That was a man if I ever saw one. Since I am rather short on words, I will excerpt from an article on CNN:

Veteran newsman Peter Jennings was remembered Monday as an outstanding journalist, a hard worker and "a man of conscience and integrity."

The longtime anchor of ABC "World News Tonight" died Sunday, some four months after he announced on the air that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer.

Jennings was 67.

"Good Morning America" co-host Charles Gibson announced late Sunday that Jennings had 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."

ABC News President David Westin told reporters Monday that it was a sad day at the network where Jennings had worked for more than 40 years.

"Peter, in addition to being an outstanding journalist, an outstanding leader, was also a very warm and decent man and a great friend and colleague to so many of us," Westin said. "We all got to see how professional he was on the air, and sometimes his urbanity could be mistaken for a certain distance. But in fact he was a very sensitive, warm, decent man who cared passionately for what he did, for what all of us do -- for reporting the news every day of the year."

In a written statement to his staff, Westin wrote on Sunday that "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."

Anchor Barbara Walters described Jennings as a stickler for details, adding that "if I knew the name of the person in the parade, he knew the name of the horse."

"He pushed himself, he pushed us, he made us better. One of the things that I think was very interesting about Peter is that he didn't graduate from high school, and this gave him a kind of insecurity that made him want to work harder, and learn more," Walters said. "He wrote like a dream. You would think that he was reading a script, and it was all ad-lib. He was an anchor in every true sense of the word."

President Bush remembered Jennings as a distinguished journalist.

"A lot of Americans relied upon Peter Jennings for their news. He became a part of the life of a lot of our fellow citizens, and he will be missed," Bush said as he prepared to board Air Force One. "May God bless his soul."

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in a statement that she was saddened by the death of her "close, personal friend."

"Peter Jennings represented all that was best in journalism and public service. A man of conscience and integrity, his reporting was a guide to all of us who aspire to better the world around us. I learned from him and was inspired by him," she wrote.

 

[penkitten]

* lights candle and says prayers for the greatest news journalist ever !

 

[Ken785]

thats sad, he was just diagnosed a few days before and died. RIP to one of the greatest reporters/anchors there was, Peter Jennings.

 

[crowes22]

he was an idiot, I don't wish the clown dead, but he is...not my choice, but he was a clown. A pathetic moron. Dan Rather's bud, need we say more? His death is actually an incredible benefit to society as a whole. Which is likely why it happend. Rather/Brokaw/Jennings, all taken out in an incredibly effecient manner...........hmmm what is going on here, think about it!

 

[penkitten]

Originally posted by crowes22
he was an idiot, I don't wish the clown dead, but he is...not my choice, but he was a clown. A pathetic moron. Dan Rather's bud, need we say more? His death is actually an incredible benefit to society as a whole.

not dan rathers buddy, but dan rathers co worker
they got along on air, as co workers

 

[Giovanni Casanova]

Originally posted by crowes22
he was an idiot, I don't wish the clown dead, but he is...not my choice, but he was a clown. A pathetic moron. Dan Rather's bud, need we say more? His death is actually an incredible benefit to society as a whole.

You have less class every single time you touch your keyboard.

 

[crowes22]

Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova
You have less class every single time you touch your keyboard.

Well, I suggest you explaining WHY you feel this way before I humiliate you, that's right I'm a nice guy. You have been warned.

 

[drixsa]

Please, Jennings was nothing more than overrated and over creditied.

Petey's greatness and so-called integrity

 

[tristan22]

How did he get a huge job at such a young age with no education and no solid job experience? Nowadays, you have to have a ph.d and 50 years of experience to even get on tv.....

 

[tactic]

dang it.. i didnt expect him to die.. lesson: don't smoke, because smoke=lung cancer

anyways, i respect him

 

[JH6]

honestly i thought he was still doing the news, i had no idea.

That shows how much I watch abc news.

 

[tactic]

same.. i thought he was still doing the ABC news cast

 

[Giovanni Casanova]

Originally posted by crowes22
Well, I suggest you explaining WHY you feel this way before I humiliate you, that's right I'm a nice guy. You have been warned.

 

[penkitten]

Originally posted by tactic
same.. i thought he was still doing the ABC news cast

he just died like sunday evening...

 

[crowes22]

Originally posted by Giovanni Casanova

OK, first the article was from CNN (clinton news network) so I couldn't bring myself to read it. And Casanova, if it had been Rush Limbaugh that had died, you lib pansies would be dancing in the street, like you probably were doing after the 9/11 attacks on America.

 

[tactic]

Originally posted by crowes22
OK, first the article was from CNN (clinton news network) so I couldn't bring myself to read it. And Casanova, if it had been Rush Limbaugh that had died, you lib pansies would be dancing in the street, like you probably were doing after the 9/11 attacks on America.

wtf

 

[Luveno]

Originally posted by tristan22
How did he get a huge job at such a young age with no education and no solid job experience? Nowadays, you have to have a ph.d and 50 years of experience to even get on tv.....

Wrong.

You have to know someone.

 

[Moving_Target]

It's who you know and how well you blow....or having a bowl of lucky charms (tm).
There is a reason why I really hate these reality shows where a bunch of nonames who haven't had the pain of touring and getting out there to get publicly known. They just expect to be the winner without the stess and pain of clawing to the top. What kind of slap in the face is it to bands or actors when someone off the street is suddenly famous?

Anyway, this is off topic. All I will say is dying at age 67 is too young for anyone.

 

[Giovanni Casanova]

Originally posted by tactic
wtf

You have just witnessed why political discussion is banned on this site.

Closed.