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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
I always thought that Peter Jennings was the best of the "big three", 29 July 2007
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA
Of the "big three" anchors of the '80s and '90s, it always seemed like Peter Jennings was the most intellectual. Hard to believe that in his 22 years as anchor, he covered the collapse of the Soviet bloc and later September 11. As I understand it, early criticism of him came because of his more circumspect approach to certain topics than other anchors (or maybe it was just because he was Canadian).
Still, from what I've heard, it would have been good to see "ABC Evening News" during the Vietnam War and hear John Chancellor's indictment of that war. I remember when Peter Jennings showed the 25th anniversary of the modern broadcast's first airing (they reported on the trial of some Soviet Jews): John Chancellor correctly identified that the USSR was dooming itself to failure.
But no matter. Had Peter Jennings survived a few more weeks, he could have covered Hurricane Katrina. I had never known that he smoked. But a radio station noted that he reported on anti-war protests when the US invaded Iraq, so you gotta give him credit for that.
So, for all it's flaws, I recommend this news show.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Good news magazine show, 11 July 2007
Author: Grace Zeh (filmgirlgz@cox.net) from Chantilly, Virginia, USA
"ABC EVENING NEWS," in my opinion, is a good news magazine show. I enjoyed seeing Peter Jennings as the main anchor. There are many reasons why I said that. It's so sad that he passed away. Before I found out about his death, I never knew he smoked. If you ask me, it seems that nobody stays with a TV show throughout its entire run anymore. Still, I enjoy hearing about what's happening in the world. The only thing I don't like hearing about is when someone has been murdered or gone missing. Now, in conclusion, I highly recommend this good news magazine to all you die-hard news magazine fans. You will really enjoy it.
Professional, classy, and traditional was what you got from Peter Jennings., 15 June 2007
Author: Danny Blankenship from Petersburg, Virginia
"ABC News" was always highly informative in the evening with the now late and great Peter Jennings. The network was always on top of things in events, though from time to time the network would focus much on international and foreign affair issues. The reporting and interviewing was always top notch from people like Charles Gibson, John Stossel, and Elizabeth Vargas, and the legendary Barbara Walters and Hugh Downs were unbeatable. Yet the most traditional and best was Peter Jennings it was sad he passed so young, Peter always told the news in a traditional manner with such a smooth and calm voice and he was always a hard working newsman and anchor. And ABC is probably the most conservative of the big three certainly more to the right than NBC or CBS.
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