Peter Jennings died today at the age of 67!

I was dumbfounded when I heard. Surely it must be a joke? But, sadly, it wasn't.

Peter Jennings will always remain special to my friends and me. Four years ago, we were college freshmen who couldn't take our eyes off the news in the days following September 11. We had been at school for scarcely two weeks when the disaster hit. We watched the news religiously. And through it all was Peter Jennings. The man looked like he had been awake for days. Indeed, says his obituary at ABC News, "He anchored more than 60 hours that week during the network's longest continuous period of news coverage." He must not have slept for 60 hours.

In recognition of his steadfast service to the United States, we created The Peter Jennings Fan Club in an effort to urge ABC to let the man get some sleep, for crying out loud.

Peter Jennings will be missed by all. He was one of the greatest news anchors ever.