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ABC's Peter Jennings Has Lung Cancer

Source: Reuters (April 2005)

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juice 5 April 2005 10:06pm

"ABC News television anchor Peter Jennings said on Tuesday he has lung cancer but he plans to continue broadcasting while he undergoes chemotherapy, starting next week."

Quoting Reuters.com

This is the guy that presents ABC programming that is on BBC News 24 isn't it??

Equidem 5 April 2005 10:08pm

I was very upset to hear this news.

I have great admiration for Peter. I hope he can beat the cancer, I really do!

Katherine Founding member 5 April 2005 10:10pm

Can the Mods merge the two threads please?

juice 5 April 2005 10:12pm

good point Katherine, dvb_cornwall must have posted at exactly the same time!

Katherine Founding member 5 April 2005 10:18pm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40999000/jpg/_40999045_jennings_ap_203.jpg

Great quote from him on the BBC's story...

Quote:

"There will be good days and bad, which means some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky.