Jennings is one of the best in the business and doesn't let his personal agendas *cough* Dan Rather *cough* get in the way of reporting the story. Best wishes, Peter. Hope you can beat this thing.

Quote:Peter Jennings, anchor of ABC News' "World News Tonight" for more than 20 years, was diagnosed with lung cancer, he announced Tuesday.

Jennings, 66, is scheduled to begin chemotherapy treatments next week in New York, but plans to continue anchoring the news program so long as he is able during treatment.

ABC News President David Westin said that from "from time to time" Charles Gibson, Elizabeth Vargas and others would substitute for Jennings.

Noticeably thinner and with a hoarse voice, Jennings told viewers near the end of Tuesday night's newscast, which was anchored by Vargus.

The news of the illness adds to the tumult caused by Ted Koppel's announcement last week that he would end 25 years as the host of "Nightline," the network's late-night news show.

In an email, Jennings told his senior staff that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer on Monday afternoon.

"Dear All - Forgive me the group mailing - but it seems the easiest way to tell a lot of people I care for ... about a change in my life," he wrote. "I have been diagnosed with lung cancer. Yes, it was quite a surprise."

Jennings added: "There will be good days and bad, which means that some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky! Almost 10 million Americans are living with cancer. I am sure I will learn from them how to cope with the facts of life that none of us anticipated."

Jennings is a former smoker who quit several years ago.

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I like all of NBCs anchors anyways....


However I did like ABCs 20/20 show.