WPVI-TV 6ABC Philadelphia - Jim Gardner Pays Tribute To Rob Jennings - July 26, 2013 [HD]
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- For more than 36 years, Rob Jennings has been a consistent presence on Action News, anchoring the weekend newscasts with his warm, yet authoritative persona. Jennings joined the Action News team in July of 1977.
His career at 6abc has taken him from Three Mile Island to the White House and even into the wild blue yonder, flying with both the Air Force Thunderbirds and The Navy's Blue Angels.
In 2003, Jennings was inducted into the Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. Jennings has made a lasting impression on the Philadelphia news business, and the impact he has had on WPVI is widely known.
Action News is the best, period.
WPVI-TV Philadelphia was the only station that has been using the format Action News when it first went on the air.
Damn. I was raised in South Philadelphia in the 80s and 90s. I grew up with these guys.
When he started at 6 abc I was a 11 yr old kid and all good people in my life were still alive.
How did I missed this.5 years I’ve been wondering where he went
Whitney Ley - me too!
I don’t live in Philly, however I’ve been traveling there at least once a month for work the for at least the last 20 years, and every time I’m in town I watch channel 6. I like how the same people have been working on this newscast for many years. Kind of like a family.
Love Rob he did it well for so many years.
As goofy as it sounds it sort of a tradition for us to sit down together and watch the channel 6 news. Jennings was one of the best. Once Gardner retires it just wont be the same.
+Luis Coqui I dread the thought of Jim retiring.
+ThatGuyInPhilly It will i agree. Though. It might be time for some new blood. Him and Vernon been around for too long. Sometimes change is good.
+Luis Coqui And Rob was younger than both Jim and Vernon.
+ThatGuyInPhilly It's clear that Jim is one of the lucky ones in that he truly enjoys what he does. As the saying goes, "if you truly enjoy what you do, you'll never work a day in your life". If he were in it just for the money, he would have retired long ago because he certainly has made his fair share.
philaman1972 True. I've only watched for 15 years(mostly online from LA or Albuquerque),but if he didn't enjoy coming on the air every night at 6 and 11,he would have retired long ago. Jennings was my favorite..like having a good friend in your living room.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MEMORIES @ WPVI
Abc Wpvi action news has been a family outside our own family. Miss you Rob, and Jim and you have been excellent and likeable news anchor men. Lisa Thomas Laurie and Monica Malpass excellent anchor women as well. What a news team, past and present. We love and miss you all, but hope for the best.
Action News has the best news theme song ever.
He was great and missed...a great anchor
OMG, wow. I remember Rob Jennings! Dude, Action News. These guys and gals lyk family. 😢😊
Rob assumed predecessor Bob Hite (Jr.)'s duties as sole solo weekend anchor after Hite left Philadelphia for NBC affiliate WFLA-TV in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida.
Imagine working 36 years in one place now? It's unheard of! I think this pretty much sums up what kind of operation 6abc is.
My friend has been in his job for 21 years...I cant phantom the thought of been in the same job for that long. Maybe 10.....doing the same thing, same building, same faces, etc.
Luis Coqui Pretty rare these days indeed. I have a friend who works for 6abc and he told me it is really like a family there because the people in front and behind the camera are pretty tight and all work for the same goal.
philaman1972 i can see that happening at Ch 6..I meant more youre general 9-5 cubicle or warehouse type of gig..I had a job we worked from 1230 to 930..by the the time we got home and got settled most people were getting ready for bed...I worked with a group of about14 and we were all pretty close sorta like friends and your family at the same time.
+philaman1972 All of the ABC O&Os have a fmily atmosphere. Must be that Disney influence.
+John Fenner Lol.. well certain jobs can get like that..in the job where at work to 930pm we were all pretty close in there..reason been is by the time we got home and settled most others were getting ready to sleep..so we pretty much just interacted with each other and all hung out after work.You get a bond going sorta speak in that particular situation..it depends on the atmosphere..we didnt do much here but look at screens punch a couple of buttons so we had a lot of free time and the sups were lenient it was a fun place to be..
OH my Philly heart...
Indeed ❤
I watched this on TV that day. Before going to my neighbors for dinner
One of the best ever...
And I grew up watching some great Los Angeles anchors(Dunphy,Putnam,Fishman,et al)...Rob was one of the best ever,regardless of city. Understated,class,professional. Sorely missed.
Omg that IS the first time they were together at that desk. ❤
Have a great weekend EVERY WEEKEND Rob❤❤❤❤
Jim Gardner is immortal lol
Wow! Good man. Enjoy your Retirement its well deserved.
So after Bob Hite left Channel 6 for Florida, it was Rob Jennings that took over the weekend spot.
Hy-Q..Hy..Q High Quality! Thank-you!
Action news is #1!
Thanks for your reporting mr Jennings
RIP Rob Jennings. Beautiful tribute to a beautiful man. He will be missed.
He didn't die. He just retired after 36 years.
deliciousmorton -IDIOT
So ironic… this person brought fake news. What gave me the clue, the name Hillary trump
I didn’t even know he retired! And it’s 2019! And what happened to Jim O’Brien? I haven’t seen him in a while either.
Unfortunately, Jim O'Brien died in a skydiving accident in September 1983.
Oh no!! I left the Philadelphia area in 1981 and returned last year. I just used Google to find out the tragic news. What a loss.
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I like Action News no matter who the anchors are
Wow, his daughter is beautiful. 😗
Absolutely stunning!
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Me too
Feels. dudes are real.
Major Iconic Guy during the Late 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and the First Half of the Obama Administration.
Rob resembled Ernie Anastos somewhat in his younger days.
Good Lord who is that girl in the red dress?
Cecily Tynan. She started out doing weekends, then was promoted to weekdays before taking over full time from the now-retired David Boreanaz, Sr., a.k.a. "Dave Roberts" (yes, the father of actor David Boreanaz, Jr.). Very prolific long-distance runner and is a regular fixture on the Broad Street Run, the Susan G. Kohman Run, and the Philadelphia Marathon (even running it when she was 6 months pregnant!).
Action News has the best-looking reporters in Philly.
The Action News format is so awful...no story was permitted to broadcast beyond 90 seconds...so basically "There was a massive nuclear accident on the east coast and several lives were lost --but we don't have video" (next segment) Unfolding now, "Dog and cat become friends!"
Fire, floods and car chases have become go-to's of the format. Forget in depth coverage of ongoing issues...cheap easy, police radio driven reporting is the standard.
Thanks, Action News!