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Peter Jenkin's Biography

    

Born July 8th, 1951 in Greenwich, Connecticut,

Peter is the eldest of the six children of Frederick and Mary Jenkins.

Graduated from Greenwich High School in 1969.

Attended Woodstock in summer of 1969.

Graduated from Alfred University in 1973 with a BFA, majoring in Sculptor/ Ceramics.

Began his Walk Across America on October 15, 1973 in Alfred, New York. It ended in mid-January of 1979 in Florence, Oregon.

When not traveling and exploring he lives on a farm in middle Tennessee . He is the proud father of six children, Aaron, Brooke, Rebekah, Jedidiah, Luke and Julianne and is married to the former Rita Jorgensen of Michigan .

National Geographic Magazine April 1977 & August 1979

First photographs and writing of Peter Jenkins was published in National Geographic Magazine in April 1977. Another National Geographic Magazine article, a cover story, was published in August of 1979. These articles went on to become some of the most popular in this magazines history.

Media Coverage

Peter has been a popular guest on TV shows from coast to coast for over 20 years, on such shows as The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, Larry King , CNN and hundreds of others .

He has been interviewed on almost every major radio station in the USA, such as WGN, WJR, WOR, WWL, WSM, WLAC, NPR, KMOX and on and on.

After one interview Larry King called Peter `One of America's greatest story tellers.' \


Peter Jenkins is a very popular public s peaker all over the US. He has spoke n before audiences from 75 to 5000 and received many standing ovations for his presentations illustrating the America he sound on his journeys.

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