I grew up watching Peter Jennings. For me, he is the epitome of a news anchor and TV reporter. May his soul rest in peace and his family find the strength to deal with his passing.
Just got done watching the special on ABC. It was very moving. Notable: no commercials during the entire two hour broadcast. I used to watch Peter Jennings and ABC World News Tonight almost every day ... from the time I was little until I left for college. I regret not wathing more after 1992.
Tonights special reminded me that Peter Jennings was many of the things that I love about journalism ... and he was not many of the things I deplore. There was a section during the special about the fact that he hated covering things like the OJ Simpson trial cause he felt they distracted from REAL NEWS. That's exactly how I feel.