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Peter Jennings, Popular US News Anchor, Dead at 67
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In April, Mr. Jennings went on air one last time to announce he had
lung cancer, but continued to work behind scenes





Peter Jennings (1983 photo)One of the United States' most popular
television news anchors, Peter Jennings of ABC News, has died of lung
cancer at the age of 67.

Mr. Jennings' family says he passed away peacefully late Sunday at his
home in New York.

In April, Mr. Jennings went on the air one last time to announce he
had lung cancer, but continued to work behind the scenes.

A reporter, broadcaster and foreign correspondent, Mr. Jennings became
the sole anchor of ABC television's nightly news in 1983, nearly 20
years after joining the network. He opened ABC's bureau in Beirut in
1968, and was later seen broadcasting from London as one of the
network's main anchors.

Mr. Jennings covered virtually every international event in the past
40 years, and earned a number of major broadcast awards. His wide
global knowledge enabled him to explain complex issues to his American
audience.

A native of Toronto, Mr. Jennings left high school to start a career
in broadcasting at an Ottawa radio station, but soon moved into
television. He became an American citizen two years ago.

Some information for this report provided by AP.


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