Watching CCN special on 9/11. I recall clearly the professional calm of Aaron Brown.

[Stinky The Clown]

I can't believe it has been 20 years.

It was supposedly his first day on air at CNN. We were faithful watchers of his show. He had a way that brought calm to even the craziest day. Sparkly would send him an email every few days and didn't he take the time to answer every on of them. Terse to be sure, but always an answer.

We still miss his news delivery style. He was the real deal.

Hey Aaron, enjoy your (semi??)retirement!

[Stinky The Clown]

1. The firefighters were devastated. And only after Jon Stewart went after Mitch McConnel did . . . .

. . . . begin to get what they deserved. At least so did the ones that survived.

[hunter]

2. 9/11 forever killed any interest I had in television news and opinion.

Now I read all my news. The television in our house is a Netflix and DVD player.

No commercials, no talking heads.

Here's Aaron Brown's wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Brown_%28journalist%29

I didn't know who he was.

As an increasingly skeptical human being I don't even put Walter Cronkite on a pedestal any more.

Television news is a narcissistic reflection of the U.S.A. and always has been.

[Ferryboat]

3. Aaron Brown spent a number of years at KIRO

Channel 7 in the Seattle market before he went off to CNN. Was sorry to see him go.

[FreeState]

4. I grew up watching him on KIRO

I wish he was still working as he was one of my favorites. The programming, especially the radio, were very GOP. KIRO was owned by the Mormon Church from about 1963-1994ish. Brown was there until 91.

[Hekate]

5. Off to the Greatest Page

[tenderfoot]

6. I remember him making excuses for non-critical coverage leading up the both wars

https://www.democracynow.org/2003/4/4/an_hour_with_cnns_aaron_brown

[LeftInTX]

7. Was Soledad also anchoring on 9/11?