tonyho7476 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 Grew up watching Peter Jennings....very sad. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 . Always liked the dude. He seemed like the most impartial dinner time news anchor there was. My go out for him & his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 I remember listening to him a few months ago and he had almost no voice left. It was really sad to see, since a voice is such an important part of their profession. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 10:02 AM) I remember listening to him a few months ago and he had almost no voice left. It was really sad to see, since a voice is such an important part of their profession. RIP. That was the day he left the air... And I agree.. it was very sad. He was so strained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Gleason Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 This took my breath away when I saw it this morning. The man was a legend, and this is a terrible loss. I can't think of any other broadcaster working today that I have seen that comes close to him, or the other two big guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 QUOTE(BHAMBARONS @ Aug 7, 2005 -> 11:11 PM) I will always remeber the job he did during and after the 9/11 attacks. He was like the article said a calm soothing voice during a horrible time for the country. RIP I remember that time. He was on 24/7. The man had an awesome broadcasting career. May he R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 In a space of about 9 months, the only 3 network news anchors that I can remember being on the air have all left their networks. That just strikes me as amazing - I grew up not really caring which one I watched, but occasionally watching all 3, and none of them are around any more. Rest in Peace, Mr. Jennings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 With soooo many more choices, we probably have seen the end of the mega anchor. In the days of the "Big 3" networks, there was a huge built in viewership for network news. I just don't see another Jennings, Cronkite, etc. coming down the road and having a 3 or 4 decade career in the top spot. Rating will nail them first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandwhite Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 01:10 PM) He has never returned to the air since he announced he had the cancer. Maybe you saw a rebroadcast since there was a story not so long ago about his coverage of 9-11. Very sad regardless. 67 years young.. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That was probably it. When was it announced that he had cancer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanOfCorn Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 It's amazing he never finished high school. And what a rocky way to begin a career...whew. But, boy did he rebound. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighHeat45 Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 QUOTE(redandwhite @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 01:29 PM) That was probably it. When was it announced that he had cancer? I think in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted August 8, 2005 Share Posted August 8, 2005 QUOTE(56789 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 03:25 PM) I think in April. You are correct. It's in the article above that Soxy posted. Good read for those that want to know anything more than just the fact that he's passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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