Peter Jennings A Reporter's Life

Name: Peter Jennings A Reporter's Life
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ISBN: 9781586486440

ISBN-10: 1586486446

ISBN-13: 9781586486440

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Authors: Kate Darnton, Kayce Freed Jennings, Lynn Sherr, Lynn Sherrod

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For many Americans, Peter Jennings was the voice and face that gave shape and meaning to every day's news. In this oral biography, readers witness Jennings' extraordinary rise to the top of his profession, but they get to know him as a person, too. It brings together memories contributed by Peter's friends, family, competitors, colleagues, and interview subjects. They reveal facets of a man many of us felt we knew wellbut only because he greeted us every weekday evening from our television sets. Peter Jennings was a celebrity, of course, but in these pages he is remembered as a loyal friend and a devoted family man. Throughout his life, Peter Jennings was driven by a passion to seek the…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Publication date: 10/28/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction



Contributors



A Canadian Childhood



Boy Anchor



The Talking Trench Coat



Roving Anchor



Flying Solo



Making the News



World News Tonight



Enthusiasms



September 11



The Man



Citizen



"I Have Lung Cancer"



Legacy



"Finally, This Evening..."


Acknowledgments



Notes


Chronology of Peter Jennings' Life


Selected Documentaries and News Specials


Photo Credits