- (April 5, 2005) Diagnosed with lung cancer. He had given up smoking for at least 10 years before September 11, 2001 attacks happened, after which he admittedly started smoking again.
- After failing as a 27-year-old anchorman for ABC News, he left the country and lived abroad as a foreign correspondent in Europe and the Middle East for ten years where he made a name for himself as an investigative journalist. He then returned to the anchor desk as a mature newsman.
- (May 30, 2003) Became a U.S. citizen.
- Son of pioneer Canadian broadcaster Charles Jennings.
- Dropped out of high school in Grade 10 in Canada, and failed to attain the equivalent of a GED. His father owned/managed a TV station, however, and he got his foot in the door that way.
- He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on June 29, 2005 for his services to journalism.
- Became the sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953) (aka "World News Tonight") on September 5, 1983, following the death of Frank Reynolds.
- Owned a chinchilla farm.
- Children: Elizabeth and Christopher
- Attended Carleton University, Rider College and the University of Ottawa.
- Release of his book, "The Century" by Peter with Todd Brewster. (1998)
- Accepted an honorary doctor of law degree from Rider University, then Rider College on January 21, 1968
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 276-278. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
- Release of his book, "In Search of America" by Peter with Todd Brewster. (2002)
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1990)
- The only national news anchor to host specials for and with children on a regular basis. They were usually titled "Peter Jennings Answering Children's Questions." Topics included drugs, crime, prejudice, war, and 9/11.
- Release of the book, "Peter Jennings: A Reporter's Life" by Kayce Freed Jennings. (November 2007)
- He had a sister named Sarah.
- News anchorman
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