Peter Jennings

Also known as Peter Charles Jennings

Canadian-American broadcast journalist (1938–2005)

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings CM was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. Jennings was one of the "Big Three" news anchormen, along with Tom Brokaw of NBC and Dan Rather of CBS, who dominated American evening network news from the early 1980s until his death in 2005,…

Known for

Jane Elliott Against the World — Self (Archive Footage)2026
9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan — Self (archive footage)2026
Murder in Monaco — Self - News Anchor (archive footage)2025
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer — Self (archive footage)2024
The White House Effect — Self (archive footage)2024
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial Killer — Self - News Anchor (archive footage)2024
Two Men at War — Self (archive footage)2022
The Soul of America — Self (archive footage)2020
Cola Wars — Self (archive footage)2019
The Devil Next Door — Self(archive footage)2019

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Instance of: human
Given name: Peter
Family name: Jennings
Official name: Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: Toronto
Place of death: Manhattan
Occupation: correspondent
Educated at: Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Employer: ABC News
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: World News Tonight
Image: Peter Jennings in 2002.jpg

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Commons category: Peter Jennings
date of birth: 1938-07-29
date of death: 2005-08-07
cause of death: lung cancer
manner of death: natural causes
Commons gallery: Peter Jennings
start of work period: 1947-00-00
name in native language: Peter Jennings
birth name: Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings
end of work period: 2005-00-00
place of burial: Beechwood Cemetery

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