R.I.P., Peter Jennings

[penfield]

I echo noasylumhere, and add:

He was my favorite of the Big Three, more charming than Tom Brokaw and less alien than Dan Rather. I rarely ever watch television news anymore, but on important occasions -- like when I sat petrified in my apartment on September 11, 2001 -- I always tuned to ABC because I knew Peter Jennings would be like the doctor who could give you a painful shot without it hurting too much.

He was a Canadian, of course. Did you know that? But I consider him, if I may, to be an honorary American. And anyway, his work helped to make the world a little bit smaller. And a little bit smarter. And a little bit sadder, with his passing, but brave enough to go on.

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[pastdue.livejournal.com]

he actually became a u.s. citizen in 2003, and voted in his first presidential election in 2004. although i'd argue the fact that he was canadian actually made his coverage more balanced, in that he always had a worldview, and he wasn't afraid of being critical of the u.s. when the circumstances warranted it.

gawker actually has a tribute of sorts that summed up much of what i was feeling [here].

i don't know that i had a favorite, but i know he was the one i always turned to first.

Not just honorary

[village-twins.livejournal.com]

Peter Jennings became an American citizen in 2003.

Good Ol' Peter

[smithie98.livejournal.com]

Village Twins makes fun of me for watching the evening news, but growing up in an ABC household, it was Peter Jennings that devlivered the news to my family, and I will miss him. He was an anchor man with integrity and feeling. I, too, watched him on September 11, 2001. He was reassuring, but also very human about the whole event--clearly as disturbed about it as everyone else in DC, NY and Pennsylvania.

Slow news day?

[instant-ethos.livejournal.com]

With the exception of the Pope, I've haven't seen this much coverage of a celebrity death in quite a while. Is there currently a conclave of network news producers meeting to select the next "anchor"?

For sure I've never seen or heard the word "urbane" used so frequently than today in referring to Peter Jennings. May I also offer these following options from the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus: suave; debonair; smooth; sophisticated. And may I submit; "jennings."