HIS LIFE

Born on July 29, 1938 in Canada.

Earned his U-S citizenship in 2003.

Announced his cancer diagnosis on the air four months ago.

He was married to Kayce Freed and had two children, Elizabeth, 25, and Christopher, 23.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Had a Saturday morning radio show in Ottowa at age 9.

Dropped out of high school to take a job as a reporter at a radio station in Brockton, Ontario.

He quickly earned an anchor job at Canadian Television.

Offered a job with ABC in 1964.

Picked to anchor the evening news, debuting on February first, 1965.

Established an ABC News bureau in Beirut, Lebanon, and became an expert on the Middle East.

Took ABC news to the top of the charts in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Logged more than 60 hours on the air during the week of Nine-Eleven.

AWARD HIGHLIGHTS

Sixteen Emmys

Two George Foster Peabody Awards

Several Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards

Several Overseas Press Club Awards.

"World News Tonight" was recognized with two consecutive Edward R. Murrow awards for best newscast, based on field reporting done by Jennings on the California wildfires and the transfer of power in Iraq.