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American journalist and CNN news anchor Aaron Brown reports from CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia on October 9, 2001. Brown died on Sunday at the age of 76. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
Former CNN anchor Aaron Brown, a veteran broadcaster widely acclaimed for his coverage of the 9/11 attacks, died Sunday at the age of 76, CNN reported.
Brown’s television career began in Seattle, first as associate night editor at KING 5 beginning in 1976, then at 11 PM at KIRO 7 in 1986. In 1991, he hosted a national nightly news show on ABC.
Ten years later, he joined CNN to host News Night. The show hasn’t started yet September 11, 2001when a group of terrorists hijacked and crashed planes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
But Brown swung into action, reporting calmly, insightfully and candidly from the roof of CNN’s Manhattan office. He became the guiding figure for millions of viewers on one of the most significant days in American history, speaking live for 17 hours, according to CNN.
Former CNN anchor and longtime reporter Aaron Brown has been widely praised for his coverage of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. He died Sunday at the age of 76, his family told CNN. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
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CNN anchor John Vause, who also reported from New York on 9/11, recalled how Brown took off his reporter’s hat when the South Tower of the World Trade Center collapsed.
“When he was live, he just stopped and looked at it. And he paused. And he shared this moment when everyone thought, “Oh my God! There are no words,” Vaz said Report by CNN announcing Brown’s death.
Brown received the Edward R. Marrow for coverage of the terrorist attacks.
Brown’s colleagues praised him as “first and foremost a writer and craftsman” with a “biting sense of humor.” He also emphasized the importance of empathy in reporting, according to former CNN producer Amanda Turnbull.
“His narrative was factual, but his delivery was always deeply human,” Turnbull told CNN.
American journalist and CNN news anchor Aaron Brown reports from CNN headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia on October 9, 2001. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images)
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Brown was born and raised in Minnesota. He hosted a radio talk show in Minneapolis before attending the University of Minnesota for about a year in 1966, according to university records, then joining the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.
Brown’s departure from ABC was to host CNN’s prime-time news show “NewsNight,” but in 2005. the network changed its lineup and Anderson Cooper replaced Brown’s show.
Brown later taught journalism at Arizona State University’s Cronkite School.
