Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

Actor · Writer

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
July 29, 1938

Biography

Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings CM was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ABC World News Tonight from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. Jennings was one of the "Big Three" news anchormen, along with Tom Brokaw of NBC and Dan Rather of CBS, who dominated American evening network news from the early 1980s until his death in 2005, which closely followed the retirements from anchoring evening news programs of Brokaw in 2004 and Rather in 2005.

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Representative Works

Two Men at War
Two Men at War
5.0
/ English
Murder in Monaco
Murder in Monaco
6.4
/ English
Cola Wars
Cola Wars
7.7
/ English
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
7.4
/ English
RBG
RBG
7.5
/ English
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
6.5
/ English
Jane Elliott Against the World
Jane Elliott Against the World
9.0
/ English
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
No Rating Yet
/ English
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
8.0
/ English
The White House Effect
The White House Effect
6.0
/ English
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
7.6
/ English
Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream
Titanic: The Nightmare and the Dream
8.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Two Men at War
2022Nominee

Best Performance

Two Men at War

Murder in Monaco
2025Nominee

Best Performance

Murder in Monaco

Cola Wars
2019Winner

Best Performance

Cola Wars

Career Highlights

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016Highlight

Best Performance

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

RBG
2018Highlight

Best Performance

RBG

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