Peter Jennings passes away

ABC News anchor Peter Jennings dies at 67

Canadian-born broadcaster announced he had lung cancer in April
The Associated PressUpdated: 11:26 a.m. ET Aug. 8, 2005

NEW YORK - Peter Jennings was the face of ABC News.The urbane Canadian-born broadcaster delivered the nightly news to Americans over five decades. He was there for every big story, be it war or weather.Jennings, who announced in April that he had lung cancer, died Sunday at his New York home, ABC News President David Westin said in a statement.

He was 67.

Jennings’ announcement four months ago that the longtime smoker would begin treatment for lung cancer came as a shock.“I will continue to do the broadcast,” he said, his voice husky, in a taped message that night. “On good days, my voice will not always be like this.”Although Jennings occasionally came to the office between chemotherapy treatments, he never again appeared on air.“He knew that it was an uphill struggle. But he faced it with realism, courage, and a firm hope that he would be one of the fortunate ones,” Westin said. “In the end, he was not.”