Farewell to a Sophisticated Anchor
The man generally called "the face of ABC News," Peter Jennings, died last night of lung cancer, at 67. It was just four months since his last broadcast, which I heard some of during tonight's local news.
It was a much different departure than that of Dan Rather, anchorman of CBS News for several decades, and I began to wonder which way was more pleasant to go. Rather left as a result of a blunder, much of which appeared to come about from the actions of a conniving source, while Jennings suffered a disease brought on by years of smoking, so he had to check out of the news, and life, early.
I just hope Rather's blunder and Jennings' smoking aren't what the public focuses on, but rather their techniques as reporters and anchors. At the same time, the public should learn from what caused these men to step down from their positions. Society should learn how fragile life and integrity are and should work to preserve both.
It was a much different departure than that of Dan Rather, anchorman of CBS News for several decades, and I began to wonder which way was more pleasant to go. Rather left as a result of a blunder, much of which appeared to come about from the actions of a conniving source, while Jennings suffered a disease brought on by years of smoking, so he had to check out of the news, and life, early.
I just hope Rather's blunder and Jennings' smoking aren't what the public focuses on, but rather their techniques as reporters and anchors. At the same time, the public should learn from what caused these men to step down from their positions. Society should learn how fragile life and integrity are and should work to preserve both.
posted by Jonny Schwab at 11:04 PM
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