ABC's news anchor, Peter Jennings, has just informed the network of his diagnosis. I don't watch ABC much - I have only over-the-air TV and that channel is often blurry- but I watched last Friday and I noticed that his voice was ragged and that he often cleared his throat. I figured he had the same bronchial stuff so many of us have recently had. I feel bad about this (Forget about "Celebrity Worship". This doesn't come close.); Jennings is an interesting man. And yes, he's from Canada...

"Peter Jennings, the chief ABC News anchorman for more than 20 years, has been diagnosed with lung cancer and will begin outpatient treatment next week, the network said Tuesday.

"Jennings, 66, has been feeling ill for the past several months and was replaced Saturday on coverage of the pope's death by anchor Charles Woodruff. He last anchored "World News Tonight" on Friday.

"Jennings informed ABC News staff of the diagnosis Tuesday morning and said he will anchor the broadcast when he feels up to it over the next few months as he begins chemotherapy.

"There will be good days and bad, which means some days I may be cranky and some days really cranky," he told ABC News employees in an e-mail."

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