[His last posting came on July 29, Jennings' birthday.] Many thanks to all of you for your birthday wishes, ... Your words -- as always -- are a great source of strength. I am celebrating today with my family -- we are all grateful. |
[In her Aug. 12 letter,] Anchor Jennings an inspiration, ... glamour, professionalism, dependability, fair play and excellence ... To me, he was the consummate news professional! |
A Fanfare for Peter. |
a man of conscience and integrity. |
Almost 10 million Americans are living with cancer. I am sure I will learn from them how to cope with the facts of life that none of us anticipated, |
because he kept a childlike sense of awe about the world. |
He rearranged the show, while we were on air, he rearranged our travel plans while in the air, he even tried to arrange our personal lives, ... What Would Peter Do? |
Hundreds of you have been like family. It feels good to have such a family right now. |
I can't imagine that we would do anything radical about our coverage in the immediate future. The story has a whole new dimension with this measure of sovereignty, which is going to make this a really interesting story between now and the election. |
I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization. |
I have a lot to learn from them, and 'living' is the key word. |
I think audiences, in times of trouble and good times, look for people on television who are basic, don't have airs, don't hype themselves. |
I was not running away from anything when I left Canada. ... I didn't come to America for economic opportunity, although I have certainly enjoyed it. But every fourth Thursday of November, I have given thanks ... because America has been virtually everything I hoped it would be. |
I will continue to do the broadcast. |
I would think he would have wanted to be known for more than just that. |