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  1. Aaron Brown (born November 10, 1948) is an American broadcast journalist most recognized for his coverage of the September 11 attacks for CNN. [2] He was a longtime reporter for ABC, the founding host of ABC's World News Now , weekend anchor of World News Tonight and the host of CNN 's flagship evening program NewsNight with Aaron Brown .

  2. Nov 3, 2005 · Brown had once been the star of primetime for CNN, anchoring much of the breaking-news coverage and hosting “NewsNight” at 10 p.m. ET. But after Hurricane Katrina brought further attention to ...

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    • Taking The Longer-Term View
    • Getting It Right

    9/11 was Brown's first day on the air at CNN. He had recently been hired from ABC, and he was preparing to start a new prime time newscast called "NewsNight." He hurried to the roof after the World Trade Center towers were attacked and took over from CNN's Atlanta-based anchors shortly after 9:30 a.m. Within minutes, word came of an attack at the P...

    Brown left CNN in 2005. He now lives in New Mexico. He said "CNN was an amazing organization that day. And I was so proud to be a part of it." When I asked him how journalism has changed since 9/11, he said he believes there's more pressure "to react to the instant, to the moment," with less time for big picture context. "My view of 9/11, if I can ...

    Late into the evening on 9/11, Brown was still on the roof, and he could see the smoke coming from the World Trade Center site. "When we ended at 1 something in the morning and I sat down, in the corner of the roof, a lot of emotions happened," he recalled. "This was the biggest moment in my lifetime in every sense -- in the history of my country, ...

  3. Sep 11, 2011 · Aaron Brown reported for 17 straight hours on Sept. 11, 2001. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Aaron Brown came into work at CNN still preparing for his new role as the anchor of the network's ...

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  4. Sep 10, 2021 · Aaron Brown appears on CNN October 9, 2001. Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images. Aaron Brown, who anchored CNN's 9/11 coverage that day from a rooftop, says the disaster also helped cement the idea that ...

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  5. Sep 11, 2011 · Aaron Brown reported for 17 straight hours on Sept. 11, 2001. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Aaron Brown came into work at CNN still preparing for his new role as the anchor of the network's ...

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  7. Sep 11, 2021 · Aaron Brown, who anchored CNN's reporting that day from a rooftop, said 9/11 highlighted how cable news channels thrive by focusing on the one story viewers care most about.