I've retrained myself from writing similarly on his obituary threads.
Everything we complain today about the MSM and the fight on Islamic terrorism was started by Jennings. Look even at his "even handed" comments during the Olympic Massacre of Israeli athletes.
Before CNN and the rest, there was Peter Jennings and his buddy Ted at Nightline.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Was Ted Koppel all that bad? He helpd get Ronald Reagan elected with his accurate reporting about Carter's inept handling of the Iran Hostage crisis.