Hearing that Peter had died Sunday night was like hearing that a close and personal friend had passed. There were so many times in my life, and more so in the life of my Wife, that Peter was our connection to everything outside our little ‘world’. Four years ago we watched him choke up on air during 9/11 as we sat in disbelief, and then what seemed like a short time later, were again sat in disbelief as we watched him come on the air for what was to be his last broadcast telling us about his cancer. Not that one wants to compare the two events, but Peter really meant that much to many of us ‘average Americans’. Every day after that we turned on our Tivo-recorded news in hopes of seeing him back in his chair. After several months went buy, we started to take in the bitter reality that our ONLY nightly news source may never come back. Last nights news came as another harsh reminder to take nothing for granted.
To Mr. Jennings family, we send our love. We’ll miss you Peter.