Mullen, Brian et al. 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. In the end, he was not. On April 5, Jennings announced he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. In his more than 20 years in the position he was honored with almost every major award given to television journalists. TV Guide called him "the center of gravity," while the Washington Post wrote, "Jennings, in his shirt sleeves, did a Herculean job of coverage." With Kayce, he moved straight into an aggressive chemotherapy treatment. He was in Berlin in the 1960s when the Berlin Wall was going up, and there in the '90s when it came down. Image: Elizabeth's late father, Peter Jennings Source: Pinterest. "For four decades, Peter has been our colleague, our friend, and our leader in so many ways. ". He served as the anchor of "Peter Jennings with the News" from 1965 to 1967.
Peter Jennings: Death (Aug 7, 2005) The death of Peter Jennings was a shock to many people. Peter was 67 years old at the time of death. Waters, Harry F. (November 17, 1975). Riches, Hester (June 17, 1981). His extensive domestic and overseas reporting experience was evident in "World News Tonight's" coverage of major crises.
He also briefly served as anchor of the newscast for two years in the 1960s while he was still in his 20s, but became a correspondent in part because he … Ward, Bruce (August 9, 2005). In announcing Jennings' death to his ABC colleagues, News President David Westin wrote: 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. He became a part of the lives of a lot of our fellow citizens, and he will be missed. It cannot be overstated or captured in words alone. He knew he'd lived a good life," his wife and children said in a statement. He was a writer and producer, known for ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953), FDR (1982) and Peter Jennings Reporting: Breakdown - America's Health Insurance Crisis (2005). Till his death, she appeared as a sole presenter of ABC’s World News Tonight since 1983. "PW Talks with Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster". "Newscasters' facial expressions and voting behavior of viewers: Can a smile elect a President? A lot of Americans relied upon Peter Jennings for their news. On Dec. 31, 1999, Jennings anchored ABC's Peabody-award winning coverage of Millennium Eve, "ABC 2000." 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. (August 1986). Jennings was the only anchor to appear live for 25 consecutive hours.