Peter Jennings

Richard C. Holbrooke Dead at 69

• Dec 13, 2010 09:05 PM ET
• by Natalie Abrams

Richard C. Holbrooke, a diplomatic troubleshooter in the Obama administration, has died, according to The New York Times. He was 69.

Holbrooke was taken to the hospital Friday after falling ill during a meeting with...read more

Peter Jennings' "Dedication" Remembered in New Book

• Nov 11, 2007 10:24 PM ET
• by Stephen Battaglio

It's been more than two years since ABC News anchor Peter Jennings succumbed to lung cancer. Yet his presence in TV news was so powerful, it's hard not to expect him to show up when a big story breaks. Within two days after Jennings died on August 7, 2005, the news division that he dominated went to work interviewing his friends and colleagues. Those voices have been collected in a new book from PublicAffairs called Peter Jennings: A Reporter's Life. It brings back memories of Jennings' warmth, dedication and even his ability to stress out coworkers with his intensity. Kayce Freed Jennings is now a partner in the Documentary Group, which evolved out of her late husband's production company. She recently shared her thoughts about Jennings with the Biz.TVGuide.com: It's been more than two years since you lost Peter. I think people want to know how you've been doing.Freed Jennings: My life is good. He left me with a lot of good things. He's still with me all the time. I hope and assume...read more

TV News Reporters Remember the Death of Diana

• Aug 22, 2007 09:17 PM ET
• by Stephen Battaglio

August 31 will mark 10 years since Princess Diana of Wales died in a high-speed car crash in Paris. For weeks it was a major saga that consumed television news. Here's how some of the journalists who covered it remember the shocking tragedy.Piers Morgan of America's Got Talent who was then the editor of England’s Daily Mirror: I went out to dinner on the night she died. I got a call about 1 am U.K. time saying her car had been in an accident and that Dodi Fayed was hurt and Diana was OK. Then I got a call saying Dodi was dead. By then I realized this was a huge international news story. So I went to my office at the Daily Mirror, we marshalled our team, and by 3:30 or 4 am we had 200 journalists in the newsroom. At 4 am I got a call from one of our journalists who was with British royal secretary Robin Cook, who had heard from the French ambassador that Diana was dead. I remember sitting back in my chair feeling a mixture of emotions. On a professional level, I thought this was...read more