It was inscribed: “Loving deeply gives us courage.”ĭespite that inspiration, Chris said there was no way to express how much he missed his father. He had a childlike awe about the world.”Ĭhris said he drew solace from a pocket watch Jennings gave him as he grew weaker from his disease.
Jennings had a special love for children, Chris said: “The beauty of children for him was not their innocence, but the intelligence that innocence allowed. Or, as Tom Nagorski, a senior ABC News producer, put it: “He was the only person I ever knew who got weepy telling about his service on jury duty.” In the words of Chris, his sentimental dad teared up “at the slightest achievement by his children or his dogs. (Their mother is Jennings’ third wife, journalist Kati Marton.) Speaker after speaker praised Jennings for his compassion, particularly for the homeless his unquenchable thirst for knowledge his well-intentioned control tendencies.Īnd, most of all, they praised his devotion to his wife, former ABC producer Kayce Freed, and his children, Elizabeth and Chris. For Jennings, “jazz was more than just a form of music, it was a way of looking at life.” He also remarked on Jennings’ love of music, particularly jazz. It keeps us steady and secure during the night, and that’s what Peter was to ABC News.” An anchor keeps a ship from drifting into dangerous waters. And even in his last days, he still filled a room.”ĪBC News President David Westin spoke of Jennings’ leadership, calling him “a true anchor. “The only good thing about losing Peter prematurely,” Koppel added, “was that he still had his hair and his good looks. With his usual droll delivery, he brought down the house when he said that Jennings “was notoriously attractive to women, even though he only married four of them.” “Nightline” anchor Ted Koppel, a colleague of 41 years, waxed rhapsodic about Jennings’ matinee-idol looks and debonair charm. In a nod to Jennings’ heritage and country of birth, the New York Police Department’s Emerald Society Pipe and Drum Corps opened the tribute, accompanied by two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers.ĭescribing Jennings as “graceful, yet direct,” Alan Alda reminisced about how the newsman insisted on doing the dishes after dining at the Aldas’ home, and then corrected the actor on his choice of wine. Reflecting Jennings’ eclectic and wide-ranging taste, performers included cellist Yo-Yo Ma, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, violinist Natalie MacMaster, and the Gates of Praise choir, who ended the two-hour salute with a hand-clapping rendition of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” The ABC anchor, who succumbed to lung cancer Aug. In a stunning memorial featuring a world-class lineup of musicians, more than 2,000 people said goodbye to Peter Charles Jennings Tuesday at Carnegie Hall. NEW YORK – It was part gospel, part jazz, part classical and all heart. By Gail Shister, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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