Peter Jennings



First NamePeter
Last NameJennings
Full Name at BirthPeter Charles Archibald Ewart Jenning
Age67 (age at death)
Date of BirthJuly 29, 1938
BirthplaceToronto, Ontario
Date of DeathAugust 7, 2005
Location of DeathBridgehampton, New York
Cause of DeathLung Cancer
BuildSlim
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBrown - Light
Star SignLeo
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
UniversityCarleton University
Rider College
University of Ottawa
Occupation CategoryJournalist
Claim to FameABC Evening News
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Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC's World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer. A high-school dropout, he transformed himself into one of American television's most prominent journalists.


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Filmography

Selected Peter Jennings film and TV show credits:


Editorial Department Credits

2005
Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs - Seeing Is Believing
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2003
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Kennedy Assassination - Beyond Conspiracy
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Other Crew Credits

2000
Peter Jennings Reporting: The Search for Jesus
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Writer Credits

2004
Peter Jennings Reporting: LAPD
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2004
Peter Jennings Reporting: In Search of America
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2003
Peter Jennings Reporting: How to Get Fat Without Really Trying
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2003
Peter Jennings Reporting: I Have a Dream
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2000
Peter Jennings Reporting: Dark Horizon - India, Pakistan, and the Bomb
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1994
ABC Turning Point: Kansas City Murder Squad
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1991
A Line in the Sand: What Did America Win?
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1985
45/85
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