One of TV journalism’s giants passes. May God bless Peter Jennings and his family. He left his mark on me, as I am sure he did for everyone I know.
…”There are a lot of people who think our job is to reassure the public every night that their home, their community and their nation is safe,” he told author Jeff Alan. “I don’t subscribe to that at all. I subscribe to leaving people with essentially — sorry it’s a cliche — a rough draft of history. Some days it’s reassuring, some days it’s absolutely destructive.”
– Peter Jennings
Not bad for a guy that never graduated from high school or attended college.
One of the top 20 journalists of modern times.
He will be sorely missed by an industry that is ever increasingly lacking an ounce of moral fiber.
He did his job with class, ethics, and dignity.
RIP Peter, you’ll be missed.