Peter Jennings

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AKA: Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings
Nationality: Canadian
Birthdate: 07/29/1938
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Death Date: 08/07/2005

biography

The son of a pioneering Canadian broadcaster, Peter Jennings carried an aristocratic air into his duties as ABC News' chief anchor, yet most of his viewers would be surprised to learn that he was a high school dropout whose early TV experience was hosting a Canadian dance program similar to "American Bandstand". Jennings actually began in broadcasting as a nine-year old, hosting a Canadian radio program geared for children called "Peter's People". By the early 1960s, he was host of "Club Thirteen", the aforementioned dance show. Then he moved into radio as a news reporter before joining Continued

milestones

Year
Milestone
1947 
At age nine, hosted "Peter's People" on CBC Radio
 
Hosted dance show "Club Thirteen" on CBC
1961 
Joined CTV as news reporter
1963 
Was co-anchor, CTV National News
1964 
Named correspondent, ABC News
Continued

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