Monday, August 08, 2005

Peter Jennings


I liked Peter Jennings. Sharp as a tack and always a little pissed off, he was the David Letterman of news anchors. After 9/11 Steph and I watched Peter Jennings incessantly. All the pretty anchors on CNN were flabbergasted, but Peter Jennings, with his "don't make me come around this desk!" attitude and deadpan women-and-children-first commentary on the attacks, looked like his entire career had just been a dress rehersal for this one period in history. A lot of people look back on those horrible days and say they were inspired by Guiliani or Bush, I was inspired by Peter Jennings. He'll be missed.

6 comments:

Crystal Starr said...

Sorry I don't have a TV and I haven't heard, did he die?

Kimberly Cangelosi said...

yeah, he died of lung cancer :(

Crystal Starr said...

Sorry Kimmos. I don't really know much about him.

Kimberly Cangelosi said...

Me neither, just thought he did his job with an excellence that was inspiring. Plus, he made a canadian accent sound cool.

Kimberly Cangelosi said...

Thanks Megan. ABC is doing a tribute tonight at 5:30.

seegeepee said...

I was inspired by Toby Keith.