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Jennings' illness changes 'World'
Newsday ^
| April 10, 2005
| VERNE GAY
Posted on 04/10/2005 6:30:37 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
It is the hardest, cruelest question in television right now, and the one that no one seems willing to ask for the obvious reasons. But it hangs in midair nonetheless - obvious, intrusive, and uncomfortable: Who will replace Peter Jennings?
The anchor of ABC News' flagship broadcast last week announced that he has lung cancer and will occasionally miss the program as he undergoes chemotherapy starting this week. Nevertheless, Jennings' illness has forced the question that has been forestalled for years. Just exactly who will replace one of the great anchors in TV history?
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To: COUNTrecount
I'll bet ABC tries to entice Aaron Brown to come back from CNN.
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:33:28 AM PDT
by
leadpenny
To: COUNTrecount
Just exactly who will replace one of the great anchors in TV history?another liberal reader.
The rest is cornpone.
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:33:36 AM PDT
by
NautiNurse
("I'd rather see someone go to work for a Republican campaign than sit on their butt."--Howard Dean)
To: COUNTrecount
Just exactly who will replace one of the great anchors in TV history?Haven't lost sleep over it myself.
To: COUNTrecount
Lung cancer is a terrible tragedy but how ironic that we have lost the last of the all time leftist MSM talking heads.
Rather, Jennings, and Brockaw each tried to outdo each other toeing the leftist party line.
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:34:31 AM PDT
by
spanalot
To: COUNTrecount
Jennings, Brokaw, Rather..blah, blah, blah....
He (they) will get replaced by more deceivers who will use their notoriety and air time to spew their leftist agenda and lies/omissions as they have for decades...the only good thing about them leaving is that the overall power of the MSM is diminishing. I hope their successors never reach the height of power they have.
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:40:36 AM PDT
by
Gaffer
To: COUNTrecount
The real question is why should I care?
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:41:03 AM PDT
by
dts32041
(We have instituted our own set of Nuremberg laws.)
To: COUNTrecount
If they can dig up Scheiffer, why not Koppel for the World News
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:41:55 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
(MAJOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH.....INSPIRATIONAL)
To: COUNTrecount
"... changes the world"?
LOL!
I know of many, including myself, that haven't watched him in years!
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:42:16 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: COUNTrecount
The left is soooo pretentious.
Hope they don't put HIM on a feeding tube.
Could you imagine the uproar if someone tried to pull that tube?
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:43:43 AM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
To: COUNTrecount
The person who does replace him should realize that they will see the end of tv network news reporting. The big three are sliding into irrelevance and their sponsors know this.
To: COUNTrecount
These people are so conceited!
Jennings' illness changes the world as much as removing a bucket of water changes an ocean. As far as I'm concerned, the bucket is more useful than Mr. Jennings and the water is worth more.
And that goes for the rest of the talking heads. The media is not the message.
To: COUNTrecount
Just exactly who will replace one of the great anchors in TV history?
Tho a shame he has to endure this disease, He wasn't the greatest anchor, and changing the world....I think not. Replacements? They come a $9 million a dozen.
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:52:23 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
(" I have a great team that is going to beat George W. Bush" John Kerry -2004)
To: COUNTrecount
exactly who will replace one of the great anchors in TV history? One of the great anchors? lol. Peter Jennings s*cks. He is everything you do not want in an anchor (biased, annoying, totally affected, ill at ease, injects himself into the story, distracting, egotistical...)As far as a replacement, how about a canned ham?
To: COUNTrecount
Kent Brockman could replace that
cork-soaker Jennings in a heartbeat!
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:54:29 AM PDT
by
Tuba Guy
(' I has spoken !! ')
To: COUNTrecount
My vote goes to Mickey. I'd probably would give the verbiage coming out of Mickey's mouth more weight than PJ's'.
I do wish Peter Jennings the best of luck with his illness though. It is a difficult time for him and his family.
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:55:33 AM PDT
by
Chgogal
To: COUNTrecount
"Just exactly who will replace one of the great anchors in TV history?"In my wildest dreams: Mark Levine.
To: nmh
"Hope they don't put HIM on a feeding tube."
It does not do much good to be ON a feeding tube, better to have a feeding tube surgically implanted IN you.
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:57:15 AM PDT
by
Mark was here
(My tag line was about to be censored.)
To: N. Beaujon
As far as a replacement, how about a canned ham? Just the can would be closer to parity.
PJ, have a nice trip...
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:57:48 AM PDT
by
tomkat
To: DakotaGator
I think they meant World News Tonight, not the actual world....
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posted on
04/10/2005 6:58:00 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(Iohannas Paulus II, Requiescat in Pacem)
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