9-11: America Under Attack - “This has to be deliberate” – (September 11, 2001)
07/20/21 • 50 min
September 11, 2001 dawned crisp and blue in New York City. The gathering hum of a seemingly ordinary workday began taking shape in lower Manhattan. Then the ‘ordinary’ was shattered by the extraordinary. The world changing event that unfolded that morning was unimaginable and unprecedented. It was a sneak attack of epic proportions on American soil, terrifying the nation while thrusting the news media into uncharted territory. Not even the most seasoned news director or reporter at the time had anything in their arsenal of experiences that could have prepared them for their task that day.
Broadcast audio licensed from CNN/WarnerMedia, NBC News, and courtesy of WINS and WOR Radio.
Contributor(s):
- Tom Brokaw, Former anchor for NBC News (Courtesy of the Television Academy Foundation Interviews. See the full interviews at TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews.)
- Dan Rather, Former anchor for CBS News (Courtesy of the Television Academy Foundation Interviews. See the full interviews at TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews.)
- David Bohrman, Former executive producer at CNN
- Aaron Brown, Former anchor for CNN (Garner Audio Archive)
- Ari Fleischer, Former Press Secretary to President George W. Bush
- Marcy McGinnis, Former Senior Vice President, Special Events News Coverage, CBS News
- Shelley Ross, Former Executive Producer of Good Morning America
- David Bernknopf, Former CNN Vice President, News Planning, 1980 – 2001
- Mara Rubin, Former Assistant News Director and reporter for WOR Radio New York
- John Montone, Former reporter for 1010 WINS, New York
- Beth O’Connell, Former Executive Producer, NBC News Special Events.
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September 11, 2001 dawned crisp and blue in New York City. The gathering hum of a seemingly ordinary workday began taking shape in lower Manhattan. Then the ‘ordinary’ was shattered by the extraordinary. The world changing event that unfolded that morning was unimaginable and unprecedented. It was a sneak attack of epic proportions on American soil, terrifying the nation while thrusting the news media into uncharted territory. Not even the most seasoned news director or reporter at the time had anything in their arsenal of experiences that could have prepared them for their task that day.
Broadcast audio licensed from CNN/WarnerMedia, NBC News, and courtesy of WINS and WOR Radio.
Contributor(s):
- Tom Brokaw, Former anchor for NBC News (Courtesy of the Television Academy Foundation Interviews. See the full interviews at TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews.)
- Dan Rather, Former anchor for CBS News (Courtesy of the Television Academy Foundation Interviews. See the full interviews at TelevisionAcademy.com/Interviews.)
- David Bohrman, Former executive producer at CNN
- Aaron Brown, Former anchor for CNN (Garner Audio Archive)
- Ari Fleischer, Former Press Secretary to President George W. Bush
- Marcy McGinnis, Former Senior Vice President, Special Events News Coverage, CBS News
- Shelley Ross, Former Executive Producer of Good Morning America
- David Bernknopf, Former CNN Vice President, News Planning, 1980 – 2001
- Mara Rubin, Former Assistant News Director and reporter for WOR Radio New York
- John Montone, Former reporter for 1010 WINS, New York
- Beth O’Connell, Former Executive Producer, NBC News Special Events.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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