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Contents 1 Major rewrite 2 trivia 3 Toby Keith 4 Contradicting statements regarding cremated remains 5 Bob Woodruff 6 info box daily changes

[edit] Major rewrite

Just letting everyone know, I'm doing a major rewrite of the article (which accounts for the rather noticeable split in style in the middle right now). Gzkn 09:03, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm impressed with your efforts on this article. Well done! Itsfullofstars 09:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] trivia

The trivia section should also be incorporated into the article. Gzkn, excellent job on the rewrite! --Daysleeper47 14:43, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

Thank you! Yeah, I'll definitely do that (I loathe trivia sections!). Kind of at a writer's block moment that I'm trying to overcome...haven't been able to make much progress past 1983...heh :-/ Gzkn 00:47, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Toby Keith

Where is the controversey over his refusal to allow country singer Toby Keith to play "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)" on the ABC Independence Day special in 2002 because the song contained the line "We'll put a boot in your ass. It's the American way!" This led to many people in the US not watching the show and even calling for Jennings' deportation over this! Chris 14:09, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

I'll keep this in mind while I do my research. It might be undue weight though, if it wasn't exactly a big controversy. Gzkn 07:01, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Added. Thanks! I actually hadn't heard about it until you brought it up. Gzkn 08:50, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Contradicting statements regarding cremated remains

I understand that this article is in the middle of re-write but I wanted to point out an apparent contradiction. Near the end of the bio section there is a paragraph that explains that Peter's cremated remains were to be split in half and that half would be kept in his US home and the other half in his CA home. The next paragraph says that his cremated remains were spread over his farm in Canada. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.30.244.163 (talk) 12:55, 15 January 2007 (UTC).

Hi, thanks for pointing that out. However, I believe by the time you posted, I had already taken care of that contradiction. :) I found no evidence to suggest his remains were spread over his farm, so I deleted that sentence. Gzkn 00:34, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bob Woodruff

Shouldn't Bob Woodruff be mentioned at least somewhere in the section discussing Jennings' replacement? After all, it was he and Vargas that were originally named as replacements, until he was injured by an IED in Iraq in January 2006. He has been out in recovery since then, and it is unknown if he will return to ABC News, but he should at least be mentioned.68.12.161.42 23:47, 18 January 2007 (UTC)

Ah, thanks for pointing that out! Thought I had included something about his replacements, but guess not...will do! Gzkn 00:10, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

The year that Woodruff and Vargas were announced appears to be incorrect. According to World News with Charles Gibson, the announcement was made in December 2006. Additionally, the sentence about Vargas and Woodruff seems abrupt. May I suggest changing it to "Nearly eight months after Jennings stopped anchoring World New Tonight and after much speculation, ABC, on December 5, 2006, announced Vargas and Bob Woodruff as the permanent successors to Jennings." Andymarek 18:58, 19 January 2007 (UTC)

Thanks Andy! You're right, it was a bit abrupt. I modified your version a bit, added it (I think you meant 2005 not 2006, right?). Gzkn 06:14, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

Yes, it was in 2005.68.12.161.42 04:26, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] info box daily changes

These seems to be a bit of an edit war occuring over the use of an info box. perhaps the proponents can discuss the appoch on the Talk page rather than continualy revising the article back and forth? cmacd 14:25, 30 March 2007 (UTC)