Peter Jennings, 1938 - 2005

Canadians lost a friend this week. The voice of ABC news passed away after a battle with lung cancer. Peter changed the way Americans, his adopted home, watched and thought about news. During crisis, most talking heads, covering the issues quickly run into a series of repeating sound bites. Peter stepped backed and challenged the viewer to view the events and how it affects the bigger picture. Nowhere was this more evident then Peter's unprecedented news covering during 9/11.

Peter was born in Toronto in 1938 and it was quickly evident he would follow his father in broadcast news. At 10 years old, Peter started his own Saturday radio show at CBC. He joined CTV and and in 1964 took a job with ABC, a year later he rose to the top to host ABC Evening News at the young age of 27.

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