> Christopher Jennings: "I think he connected so well with children because he always maintained a childlike awe of the world."

> David Westin: "Peter was a true anchor in every sense of the world."

> Todd Brewster: "Words, words, Peter loved them." And words loved Peter. In his voice, "pedestrian passages" could turn to poetry.

> Charles Glass: Jennings is journalism's conscience: "He is a permanent reminder...of what we as journalists need to be."