New Concerns About Peter Jennings' Health

[Joseph_Gallant]

There are renewed concerns about the health of longtime ABC anchorman Peter Jennings.

Although I have not seen it (and at this writing, 5 P.M. EDT August 7th, it's not yet on their website), a friend posted in their Livejournal that Fox News is reporting that the popular anchorman, who recently turned 67, is in "grave condition".

And the Newsblues website is reporting (subscription required) that ABC has alerted "some affiliates to prepare for the death of Peter Jennings".

Since I don't subscribe to Newsblues, I ask that anyone that does summarize what they are reporting and share that summary with us.

The National Ledger website has a roundup of the speculation over Jennings' health.

Although Jennings was diagnosed with lung cancer a few months ago, and has not been on the air since that diagnosis, I hope the rumors are wrong. I'd love to see him make a triumphant return to "World News Tonight". If he indeed does beat cancer and is able to come back, I think he would stay at "WNT" through January of 2009 so that he would be able to anchor the inauguration of President Bush's successor, who will have been elected in November of 2008. After that, I could see Jennings go off into retirement.

 

[radiolover78]

> There are renewed concerns about the health of longtime ABC
> anchorman Peter Jennings.
>
> Although I have not seen it (and at this writing, 5 P.M. EDT
> August 7th, it's not yet on their website), a friend posted
> in their Livejournal that Fox News is reporting that the
> popular anchorman, who recently turned 67, is in "grave
> condition".
>
> And the Newsblues website is reporting (subscription
> required) that ABC has alerted "some affiliates to prepare
> for the death of Peter Jennings".
>
> Since I don't subscribe to Newsblues, I ask that anyone that
> does summarize what they are reporting and share that
> summary with us.
>
> The National Ledger website has a roundup of the speculation
> over Jennings' health.
>
> Although Jennings was diagnosed with lung cancer a few
> months ago, and has not been on the air since that
> diagnosis, I hope the rumors are wrong. I'd love to see him
> make a triumphant return to "World News Tonight". If he
> indeed does beat cancer and is able to come back, I think he
> would stay at "WNT" through January of 2009 so that he would
> be able to anchor the inauguration of President Bush's
> successor, who will have been elected in November of 2008.
> After that, I could see Jennings go off into retirement.
>

Oh please God I hope he can beat it. He is a real talented news anchor. I will be saying an extra prayer tonight.
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[Markxxx]

The National Ledger reports the same thing

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[TimInHouston]

> The National Ledger reports the same thing
>
> Click Here for link to the article.
>
> Actually it just links back, but you might want to try
> looking
>

I really do pray for his health. Sadly, I believe the end is near. My late Grandfather had a similar form of lung cancer - which was quite advanced when he started treatment - he lived less than a year after diagnosis.

I grew up with Peter Jennings at the ABC anchor desk (though I do have faint memories of the three-anchor edition of WNT and Frank Reynolds death and funeral).