# Peter Jennings has died

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jennings-has-died/316064>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 8, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jennings-has-died/316064 "2005-08-08T03:39:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jennings-has-died/316064/41 "2005-08-09T00:44:31Z")

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A class act all around… so sad we tend to only notice when they go. Let me join also in thanking **Cartooniverse** for the inside glimpse.

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**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jennings-has-died/316064/42 "2005-08-09T01:20:57Z")

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You mean he returned to Canada?

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**Author:** ![sneezy5660](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@sneezy5660](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sneezy5660)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jennings-has-died/316064/43 "2005-08-09T04:07:10Z")

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**Cartooniverse** , please print out your post and send it to his family. I’m sure it will mean a lot to them when they read a testimonial from someone who worked with him, and had such respect for him.

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jennings-has-died/316064/44 "2005-08-09T13:11:01Z")

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Cartooniverse, what a beautiful story. You’ve added dimension to a man I already respected, and whom I now adore. Thanks. And I agree that his family would love to hear your story.

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**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-jennings-has-died/316064/45 "2005-08-09T14:33:40Z")

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Thank you, **Cartoonuniverse** --I needed to hear that.

I cannot believe how much I am effected by this. I don’t even watch TV-I find it boring (except TDS and maybe Nova, sometimes). I have watched Jennings all my adult life–I trusted him and that Linda Ellerbee news show that was on real late at noc.

He was the only one I could stand to watch during Bad Decision 2000 and Worse Results 2004.

I doubt he’ll be replaced–how can he be? TV news and the whole industry is changing.

Damn I’ll miss his class and dignity–TV news needs a whole lot more of that.

And please, send that to his family–it would mean alot.

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