Peter Jennings

Birthdate:
July 29, 1938
Birthplace:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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  • Charles Gibson leaving ABC's 'World News'

    ...planning to retire at the end of 2007 but events compelled him to stay. He was named anchor following the death of Peter Jennings and the wartime injury of Bob Woodruff, who was co-anchoring "World News" with Elizabeth Vargas. He's been......

  • ABC, Shonda Rhimes Break the News

    ...which is set at a network's Washington bureau. Richard E. Robbins, a former producer for ABC's "Peter Jennings Reporting" and an Oscar nominee last year for the documentary "Operation Homecoming," wrote the script......

  • Katrina, Terrorism Dominate News Emmys

    ...home two honors for its series "Iraq: Where Things Stand," which was among the last major projects undertaken by Peter Jennings before his death last year. Among "60 Minutes'" awards were one for best investigative story in a newsmagazine......

  • NBC Maintains 'Nightly' Beat

    ...just like the three who preceded us." Indeed, Williams likes evoking memories of the camaraderie among ABC's Peter Jennings, CBS' Dan Rather and NBC's Tom Brokaw while they vied for the news-watching audience. After Brokaw left......

  • ABC Drops 'Tonight' from Newscast

    ...took over as anchor of "World News" in late May following an unsettled period after the death of long-time anchor Peter Jennings in August 2005. Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff were named co-anchors in December, but Woodruff was badly injured......

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