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9/11 Anniversary Special Coverage

9/11 Anniversary Special Coverage

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks, KUNC presents a day of special programming from NPR News, StoryCorps, The Sonic Memorial Project, and independent radio producers and reporters nationwide. All coverage will be collected in this archive.

6:00 AM – 12:00 PM: NPR Special Coverage
“To mark 10 years since the attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon on September 11, NPR will air coverage leading up to September 11 and on the day itself. The overarching theme of coverage is: How has America changed? NPR will air rigorous reporting on everything from national security to politics to our culture, and also reflecting on the human toll -- the impact of September 11th on people's lives and our country. Hosted by Audie Cornish”

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: StoryCorps: We Remember
“An intimate look at lives forever changed by the attacks on 9/11. These are stories from families and friends who tell us about their loved ones and their loss: the father who recalls the last words he shared with his son, the recovery worker who discovers a new meaning for normal, the fireman's daughter who knew that her dad who perished in the line of duty wouldn't have wanted it any other way. On the 10th anniversary of the attacks, host Audie Cornish checks in with StoryCorps families to find out how they make their way today.”

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Our 9/11: Growing Up in The Aftermath
“WNYC's Radio Rookies and PRX, in partnership with the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, looks at the 9/11 attacks through the eyes of young people who were just kids when the towers fell: a girl whose dad never returned from police duty, two families ripped apart by trauma, a Muslim girl who coped with the angry reaction to her faith, and a young man who has helped one community remember. Hosted by On the Media's Brooke Gladstone.”

2:00 PM – 3:00: The Sonic Memorial Project
“On the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, we re-visit The Sonic Memorial Project, which commemorates the life and history of the World Trade Center and the people who passed through its doors. A collaboration between The Kitchen Sisters Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, PRX, NPR, independent producers, and stations and listeners nationwide, the project was created with audio artifacts, rare recordings, and the input of thousands of people who called in with their personal stories.”

3:00 PM: Bob Edwards Weekend 
Doyle McManus, Washington columnist for the Los Angeles Times joins Bob to talk about 9/11, then and now. Shortly after the terror attacks of September 11th, 2001 writer Joan Murray read her poem, “Survivors Found,” on NPR’s Morning Edition, the program Bob hosted at the time. Ten years later, she’s back to reflect on that poem, and how it helped people heal from the tragedy.

4:00 PM: This American Life
TEN YEARS IN: In this show, we return to people who've been on This American Life in the last ten years, whose lives were drastically altered by 9/11, including Hyder Akbar, an Afghan-American teen who moved to Afghanistan after his father was tapped to become governor of Kunar province there; Marian Fontana, whose husband Dave was a fireman who died in the Twin Towers; and Lynn Simpson, who escaped from the 89th floor and made it out of the World Trade Center with about a minute to spare.

6:00 PM: NPR Special Coverage
NPR will offer live, anchored coverage of A Concert for Hope, which will be held at The Kennedy Center at 8pm ET. President Obama will speak during the concert, which will also feature performances by Patti Labelle, Alan Jackson and Denyce Graves.

  • An F-16 fighter jet.
    NPR News
    Fighter Pilots Were Prepared To Die On Sept. 11
    Mark Memmott
    As they flew to intercept United Flight 93, two American pilots had no weapons to fire. They were ready to fly their jets into the passenger plane to keep it from hitting Washington. Before that was necessary, passengers took action.
  • Richard Engel is NBC News' chief foreign correspondent.
    NPR News
    Richard Engel: Covering War For A Decade
    NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel details what it's like to report from some of the more dangerous war zones on the planet. He also discusses his recent dispatches from Egypt and Libya, where he was subject to tear gas attacks and artillery fire.
  • Signs above Highway 15 indicate two routes to Mecca, Islam's holiest city: one for Muslims and one for non-Muslims.
    NPR News
    Road To Sept. 11: Saudi Arabia's Highway 15 Revisited
    Charles M. Sennott
    Osama bin Laden recruited 12 of the 19 hijackers from towns that dot the highway. Immediately after the attacks, many youths here openly supported al-Qaida and saw bin Laden as a hero. A decade later, have attitudes changed?
  • 9/11: Rethinking Fear in the Decade After
    Dr. Pius Kamau
    This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorists attacks. As a nation takes time to pause and reflect – KUNC commentator Pius Kamau says we…
  • A Decade Ago, Massoud's Killing Preceded Sept. 11
    Renee Montagne
    In Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Massoud was known as the Lion of Panjshir. And thanks to him, the Panjshir Valley was one of only two places the Taliban never conquered. On Sept. 9, 2001, suicide bombers killed Massoud.
  • An Amtrak Police K-9 watches while commuters depart for rush hour during "Operation Railsafe" at Union Station in Washington, D.C., last October.
    NPR News
    After Sept. 11: The Not-So-Brave New World
    Linton Weeks
    After the 2001 attacks, many declared, as Rabbi Eric Yoffie did, that "our world has irreparably changed." But even as Americans have grown accustomed to daily life in a more dangerous world, how much has really changed?
  • Clergy Insulted By Speaking Ban At Sept. 11 Events
    Barbara Bradley Hagerty
    New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is banning clergy-led prayer at this weekend's events marking the tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The mayor's office says he wants to avoid disagreements over which religious leaders participate. Some religious groups are calling the ban a sign of prejudice against religion.
  • "It's like the only thing on his mind was to tell the kids that he loved them, and I tell the kids this every day," Monique Ferrer says of her ex-husband.
    NPR News
    Saving The Stories Of Loved Ones Lost On Sept. 11
    NPR Staff
    The StoryCorps oral history project marks the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with the voices of those directly affected by the attacks. Together with the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, StoryCorps is collecting stories about each person who died on that day. So far, more than 1,200 interviews have been recorded.
  • Windsor is one of several Colorado fire departments to receive steel from the World Trade Center.
    9/11: Colorado's Memorials
    Grace Hood
    After the twin towers fell and recovery operations progressed, the New York and New Jersey Port Authority began storing tons of rusted steel beams from…
  • Carie Lemack lost her mother, Judy Larocque, in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Ten years later, Lemack is on a first-name basis with Sen. John Kerry as part of her mission to raise awareness so that another Sept. 11 doesn't happen.
    NPR News
    Daughter Channels Sept. 11 Grief Into Film, Activism
    Tovia Smith
    Carie Lemack, who lost her mother on Sept. 11, says she will never quit trying to prevent that kind of tragedy from happening again. Ten years later, Lemack is still on that mission — and she's not only founded two nonprofits, she's also made an Oscar-nominated documentary and is on a first-name basis with Sen. John Kerry.
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