Aug 8th, 2005 by Ali
i was happier earlier, but then i found out some horrible news. peter jennings died last night. most people don’t care for peter jennings, but i do, a whole lot. if you know me, you know i have quite a thing for fatherly figure newsanchor men. and peter jennings was my favorite newsanchor man ever. he was canadian, he looked better than the rest, and i loved hearing his voice. it very much saddens me to hear this news, because it just seems like yesterday that i was watching him on the evening news, but in fact, he hasn’t been on in months due to chemotherapy. it’s kind of scary to know that people you have looked up to for so long have passed away, so suddenly, too, when you least expect it. i don’t think i’m going to get over this, and if that seems a little silly to you, you’ve got to realize this: peter jennings was one of my idols. when i wanted to be a news reporter a few years back, he was the kind of success story i wanted to emulate. he didn’t even go to college, dropped out of high school in the tenth grade. i wanted to be him, and it’s hard to live knowing there isn’t a peter jennings to look forward to the next day.
he was just so cool.