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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 05:35 AM
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Peter Jennings died

i was scrolling through the new this morning and i came across a article that siad Peter Jennings died yesterday at the age of 67 due to lung cancer from prolong smoking i believe.

my heart goes out to his family.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=1015438
 

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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 06:08 AM
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He was one of the good ones.
Extremely articulate, and one…. when needed to adlib….. made it seem like it was part of the script, a very dynamic individual.

And something you see rarely in the media ...one who was not biased when reporting the news a quality the will me sorely missed.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 06:48 AM
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He was my favorite of the big 3. Did anyone see him when he made his last television appearance? I was quite surprised how fast he had gone downhill.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 07:12 AM
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He did not look so good on his last appearance.
It was extremely aggressive cancer; they knew it was inoperable when he was diagnosed.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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wow, I've watched him my whole life
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 10:31 AM
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Peter Jennings was Born in Canada.

I had the distinct honour of meeting & talking with him in February 1988 when I picked up from at the executive fight centre in Calgary, after him flying in to the city aboard the ABC coporate Jet.

Really Nice guy & well respected.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 10:37 AM
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Wow, I remember watching him every night. He was one of the best for sure.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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I will miss him.
 
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You know what always suprised me? Every time an anchorman/woman goes on a 'talk show' (Conan O'Brian comes to mind), they are freaking hilarious!! It was such a sharp contrast to the role they play on the nightly news.

I've got my TV set to turn on at 6:30 every morning, and the first thing I heard waking up was that Jennings had passed. Very sad, prayers for his family.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Never watched him much, but prayers out to his family.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 04:48 PM
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my parents where shocked, theyve watched Peter since he first started in the alte 60s. Apparently my mom/dad are going to quit smoking cigars for good...not true cigars those little cheap ones.
 
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If his death will help any type smoking cessations…that is great!
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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Well this is bad news, he was the man! He was a cool reporter, him and Dan Rather.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 08:06 PM
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Sorry to hear of his death. The thing I thought odd, for an anchor, was the few times I watched him the past few years, he seemed annoyed when talking to the Pentagon reporter, as if Jennings were shooting the messenger. (My preference for the network anchors were Cronkite and Huntley/Brinkley. Some older than I think Murrow was much better than any of the subsequent anchors)
 
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Old Aug 8, 2005 | 08:09 PM
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yes sad to hear but the coverage on the news you would have that he was the president or something
 
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