NEW YORK - A memorial service

for ABC News anchorman

 Peter Jennings,

 who died of lung cancer

 on Aug. 7,

 will be held on Sept. 20

 at New York’s Carnegie Hall.

The family held a private service,

 but announced the plans

 for the memorial

 to “celebrate the life” of Jennings.

 ABC News would not provide

 any details Thursday

 about who would speak there.

 

A limited number of free tickets

 will be available

 to the general public

 on a first-come, first-served basis

 at the Carnegie Hall box office

 starting at 8 a.m. on Sept. 20.

 The service starts at 11 a.m.