Four months after announcing he had lung cancer, ABC anchor Peter Jennings died last night in New York.

The 67 year old Canadian journalist who became a dual US-Canadian citizen in 2003 is survived by his wife, 2 children and his sister.

Jennings father was the first to anchor news at the CBC and later became head of the CBC news division.
Peter started his news career in Brockville and went on to CTV.

Jennings was proud of his Canadian citizenship, although it was occasionally a sore point with some critics. When Jennings spoke at the dedication of a museum celebrating the U.S. Constitution in 2003, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told him, “not bad for a Canadian.”

Jennings whispered back his secret: He had just passed a test earning him dual citizenship in the United States.

“My decision to do this has nothing to do with politics,” Jennings told The Associated Press at the time. “It has nothing to do with my profession. It has everything to do with my family.”

In a quick Google news search I am surprised at how many international news outlets have picked up his obituary.

Biography of Peter Jennings: The Museum of Broadcast Communication