0John Lennon FansSteve North was a young broadcast journalist the night John Lennon was shot. He remembers being the first to confirm the horrifying news on the air 30 years ago today.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 9:14PM EDT / Published Dec. 07, 2010 7:12AM EST STR New / Reuters John Lennon's StatueSTR New / Reuters Happy 61st Birthday, JohnJames Kirk / Getty Images Strawberry Fields ForeverBebeto Matthews / AP Photo Lennon's Hollywood StarRobyn Beck, AFP / Getty Images Japan's John Lennon MuseumJunko Kimura / Getty Images Liverpool's John Lennon AirportMartyn Harrison, AFP / Getty Images BeatlemaniaFox Photos / Getty Images Mourning John STF, AFP / Getty Images John and Yoko's First HomeChristie Goodwin / Getty Images 'Give Peace a Chance'Rene Perez / AP Photo
John Lennon's StatueSTR New / Reuters Happy 61st Birthday, JohnJames Kirk / Getty Images Strawberry Fields ForeverBebeto Matthews / AP Photo Lennon's Hollywood StarRobyn Beck, AFP / Getty Images Japan's John Lennon MuseumJunko Kimura / Getty Images Liverpool's John Lennon AirportMartyn Harrison, AFP / Getty Images BeatlemaniaFox Photos / Getty Images Mourning John STF, AFP / Getty Images John and Yoko's First HomeChristie Goodwin / Getty Images 'Give Peace a Chance'Rene Perez / AP Photo