Jennings not only came into Rochester-area living rooms every night, he also visited Rochester twice, most recently 19 years ago when he spoke at the National Institute for the Deaf at RIT and received a warm welcome. ABC and Channel 13 among the first to offer close captioning for the hearing impaired.

13WHAM anchorman Don Alhart interviewed Peter Jennings when the two were both covering Pope John Paul's visit to New York City ten years ago.

Don and Peter talked about how he was involved in the daily content of his newscast and "getting it right."

To see Don's entire interview with Peter Jennings, click here. In the drop-down box, select "Special Reports." Then select the first of the three-part video. Each part will play after the other.

ABC's Prime Time Live will present a special two-hour tribute to Jennings on Wednesday, August 10 starting at 8:00 p.m. on 13WHAM (it was originally scheduled for Tuesday night.)

From 13WHAM.com