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Peter Jennings : a reporter's life / edited by Kate Darnton, Kayce Freed Jennings & Lynn Sherr.

Darnton, Kate (EDT)/ Jennings, Kayce Freed (EDT)/ Sherr, Lynn (EDT) (Author). Darnton, Kate. (Added Author). Jennings, Kayce Freed. (Added Author). Sherr, Lynn. (Added Author). Darnton, Kate. (Added Author). Jennings, Kayce Freed. (Added Author). Sherr, Lynn. (Added Author).

Summary:

A collection of personal reminiscences, reflections, and observations celebrates the life of journalist Peter Jennings, documenting his Canadian upbringing, devotion to family, seminal journalism career, and untimely death from cancer in 2005.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1586485172
  • ISBN: 9781586485177
  • Physical Description: xix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, [2007]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-310).
Formatted Contents Note:
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 ... "
Subject:
Jennings, Peter, 1938-2005.
Television journalists > Canada > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 13 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.

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Summary: A collection of personal reminiscences, reflections, and observations celebrates the life of journalist Peter Jennings, documenting his Canadian upbringing, devotion to family, seminal journalism career, and untimely death from cancer in 2005.