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ABC's Peter Jennings Tribute
I just finished watching the second half of the 2 hour, commercial-free Peter Jennings: Reporter ABC aired tonight. It was incredible. Even more surreal was hearing some of the people I worked with this past Spring talk about Peter and all he meant to them.
At the end, TV-3 (the World News Tonight/Main Studio) had its lights dimmed. A spotlight was on the anchor chair. A trumpet played the World News Tonight theme song as the camera zoomed in to the empty chair. Trying to describe this using words is such a futile attempt at communication, but it was worth a try. I hope they put parts of what aired tonight online.
I can't imagine how much work it's taken ABC News to put together a 2 hour special in just three days. I only wish I could have been one of the people that helped.
Previously: Rest in Peace, Peter Jennings
· Peter Jennings [ABC News]
· Remembering Peter: "The Most Beautiful Tribute I Have Ever Seen" [TV Newser]
Posted in on August 11, 2005, 01:04 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
Rest in Peace, Peter Jennings
While I was interning with ABC News this past spring, I had the privilege of watching Peter Jennings anchor World News Tonight from the glass overlooking the studio on the fourth floor.
ABC News President David Weston released a statement to ABC employees:
For four decades, Peter has been our colleague, our friend, and our leader in so many ways. None of us will be the same without him.
As you all know, Peter learned only this spring that the health problem he'd been struggling with was lung cancer. With Kayce, he moved straight into an aggressive chemotherapy treatment. He knew that it was an uphill struggle. But he faced it with realism, courage, and a firm hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones. In the end, he was not.
We will have many opportunities in the coming hours and days to remember Peter for all that he meant to us all. It cannot be overstated or captured in words alone. But for the moment, the finest tribute we can give is to continue to do the work he loved so much and inspired us to do.
I wish I watched more than once.
· Peter Jennings Dies at 67 [ABC News]
· Peter Jennings dies of lung cancer [CNN]
· Peter Jennings - Biography [ABC]
Posted in on August 08, 2005, 12:14 AM | Comments (0) | Permalink
