August 08, 2005
What is it about Canadians?
by Liza Sabater
Peter Jennings is dead at 67.
He was, without a doubt, the most interesting newscaster in this country. We has the king of snarrk, always with a 'Canadian' at US politics --especially if those politics happened to be under a Republican with the last name Bush.
He was also a man with a sense of decency who was a voice of comfort during troubling times : during The Persian Gulf War, countless election nights, the deaths of Diana of Windsor & John Kennedy Jr; the Oklahoma bombings, September 11 and even the quagmire that is Iraq.
He was the only anchorman that I know of who had no qualms on editorializing on the spot ---and usually with a remark full of snark; especially when he would remind us he was but a Canadian. And in his 20 years as anchorman, it seems to me Shrub was the one President he sincerely disliked.
Oh Canada, indeed.
Peter Jennings, I'm glad I tuned ya...
ABC News: Peter Jennings Dies at 67 | On Dec. 31, 1999, Jennings anchored ABC's Peabody-award winning coverage of Millennium Eve, "ABC 2000." Some 175 million Americans watched the telecast, making it the biggest live global television event ever. "The day belonged to ABC News," wrote The Washington Post, "… with Peter Jennings doing a nearly superhuman job of anchoring." Jennings was the only anchor to appear live for 25 consecutive hours.Jennings also led ABC's coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks and America's subsequent war on terrorism. 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. TV Guide called him "the center of gravity," while the Washington Post wrote, "Jennings, in his shirt sleeves, did a Herculean job of coverage." The coverage earned ABC News Peabody and duPont awards.
Posted by Liza Sabater in Obituary
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