Peter Jennings, Anchor and Chief Editor for ABC News, passed away Sunday at age 67 following a battle with Lung Cancer which forced his leaving the anchor desk in April 2005. Furhter information regarding this story may be found at the ABC News website.

Well, that pretty much ends the era of reporting that began in the 1980s with the Big Three- Jennings, Dan Rather and Tom Brokaw. Peter Jennings was always my favorite of the three, and it is truly unfortunate that lung cancer was the cause of death. He was a great newscaster and a better reporter.

Out.

UPDATE: Keith Olbermann, normally just an annoying cable news guy, has come up with easily the most eloquent statements on the life of Peter Jennings in his blog on MSNBC’s website. You can find it here. It’s definitely worth a read.

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