The life of
Peter jennings the youngest anchor...
Peter Jennings is Born..
His early life..
Jobs..
Young anchor..
Jennings reported for ABC in New York , on February 1, 1965 ABC the picked him up from reporting in the field to the anchor desk.
"ABC was in bad shape at the time," Jennings said. "They were willing to try anything, and, to demonstrate the point, they tried me."
behind the desk..
his lack of knowledge of american affairs and culture led critics to deride Jennings as a "glam caster.' . unqualified Jennings stayed three more bumpy year then quit and become a foreign correspondent.
moving down.
1970's: He conducted the first american television interview with Palestine.
Jennings' official title was "Foreign Desk Anchor," although he continued to serve as the network's chief foreign correspondent
in 1979 he married for the third time.
in early 1980's Jennings played with the possibility of moving back to canada and working with CBC but the deal fell through.
Back behind the desk..
his death.
Word that's sums up peter Jennings
Because even though people hated on him he held his spot and never gave up his goals.
lets test what you know!
#1
a.) Vancouver
b.) Toronto
c.) Montreal
d.) Ottawa
#2
a.) Multiple Myeloma
b.) Lung cancer
c.) Skin cancer
#3
A.) 1
b.) 2
c.)10
d.) none
questions I have for peter Jennings
"What was it like moving from your birthplace to some place that don't know?"
"if you could redo anything in your broadcasting career what would you redo?"
"If you could do one last report on the ABC nightly news what would you do your report over?"
"Some people were not happy about you being Canadian how did you feel about the hate?"
Work cited page
"Peter Jennings." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2015.
"ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Dies at 67." - Wikinews, the Free News Source. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2015.