*raises his metaphorical World News Now mug in salute* On Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 2:57:07 PM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote:
> After 15 years in Seattle, Mr. Brown was one of the founders of the quirky > overnight ABC newscast "World News Now" (sometimes mentioned by the late > Tom Heald in this forum) and left for CNN, where, weeks before he was > supposed to go on the air, he was put on the air the morning of Sept. 11, > 2001, reporting on the attacks at the World Trade Center from the roof of > CNN's then-NY base on Columbus Circle with great aplomb--he was rewarded by > being given the prime time "NewsNight," where he drew an audience with his > just-the-facts approach with a side of drollness--he left CNN when Greta > Van Susteren on Fox News started beating him in the ratings and turned to > teaching at the University of Arizona--on Sunday at his home in Washington: > > > https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/business/media/aaron-brown-dead-911.html?unlocked_article_code=1.l04.qQPH.EjrhJACxpmEg&smid=url-share > > It can be said that Mr. Brown was the last of the straightforward news > anchors on cable news before Fox News screwed everything up (and it was > 9/11 that put them on the map). He got out while the getting was good. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c48701de-9002-4cc4-ad12-56f051fdf84cn%40googlegroups.com.
