
Peter Jennings is a journalist, news presenter, correspondent (United States).
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American television journalist, best known for serving as the sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. Despite dropping out of high school, Jennings transformed himself into one of American television's most prominent journalists. Jennings started his career early, hosting a Canadian radio show at age 9. He began his professional career with CJOH-TV in Ottawa during its early years, anchoring the local newscasts and hosting the teen dance show Saturday Date on Saturdays and then co-anchoring the CTV Television Network's national newscast. In 1965, ABC News tapped him to anchor its flagship evening news program. Critics and others in the television news business attacked his inexperience, making his job difficult.
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| Born | 29 July 1938 |
| Profession | journalist, news presenter, correspondent |
| Nationality | United States |
| Employer | ABC News |
| Educated at | Lisgar Collegiate Institute |
| Spouse | Kati Marton, Kayce Freed |
| Awards | Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting, Peabody Awards, Television Hall of Fame, Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award, George Polk Award, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Member of th |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Leo |
| Nakshatra | Purva Phalguni (Pada 1) |
| Sun Sign | Cancer |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Gemini |
| Birth data reliability | Uncertain |
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Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
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Peter Jennings was born on 29 July 1938. Sources disagree about, or do not verify, this person’s birth details. Treat this chart as indicative only.
Peter Jennings's Moon sign (Rashi) is Leo and the Nakshatra is Purva Phalguni, pada 1, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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