3 Peter Jennings Quotes on Career

Peter Jennings quotes on career

12. When I came to the states in the mid 1960s - 1964, 1964 - I didn't think I'd be here maybe a couple years, going to have a great experience in the United States and then go back to Canada. Well, here we are 40 years later.

17. My dad was part of the pioneers of public broadcasting in Canada. And he always told me the most important thing you can be in your career is fair. So we all start to see a box and hope that we see the box in the same way. But you recognize in time that people see the box or they see traffic accidents in entirely different ways. So you train yourself over the years to try and give accounting to the variety... and come to some decent place in the middle. But I'm not a slave to objectivity. I'm never quite sure what it means. And it means different things to different people.

28. I didn't always agree with Peter but I deeply admired his hard work, experience and integrity. When I first made the move from print to broadcast journalism, I remember watching him for long periods of time - simply to glean some tips. ~ Wolf Blitzer