‘Eyewitness to 9/11: Behind the Lens’ tells story of journalists who were there, in the streets, in the air, and in the newsroom!

New York City — The images of September 11, 2001 are engraved in our memories, the moments that were broadcast live to the world.

Now, more than two decades later, we hear from WABC-TV Eyewitness News journalists who have been there, on the streets, in the air, and in the newsroom, reporting on events during the tragedy, capturing the memorable video of that day, and risking their lives to tell world of what was happening.

What started as a local newsletter on a clear blue morning sky in lower Manhattan quickly became one of the darkest days in American history, and an hour-long special premiered in 2021.”Eyewitness to 9/11: Behind the Lens,” documents the heartbreaking, moment-to-moment response of the Eyewitness News team at WABC-TV, with unprecedented footage from that day and dozens of powerful interviews that resonate with raw emotion.

“Doing and documenting my work pays tribute to the people who never survived,” photojournalist Glenn Myrose said on WABC-TV.

The special takes viewers “behind the lens” of 9/11 to tell the untold stories of those on the front lines of news gathering – from field crews and newsroom staff to Eyewitness News reporters and reporters, past and present, including Bill Ritter, NJ Burkett, Sandra Buckman, Joe Torres, Nina Pineda, Lauren Glassberg, Anthony Johnson, Jim Dolan, Michelle Charlesworth, Diana Williams, Lucy Young, Stacey Sager, Marcus Solis, John Del Giorno, Jim Hoover, Tim Fleischer, and Jeff Rossin.

“For us, we’ve been covering that,” reporter Nina Pineda said. “These families who have never been the same again are carrying a much greater burden than we can handle.”

“Eyewitness to 9/11: Behind the Lensstreaming now. Could you Watch it on Hulu Or stream it to ABC7NY’s apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. To download our app, viewers can search “ABC7 New York” in the App Store.

credits

Kim Dillon | Senior Executive Producer

Emily Sawa | Digital Producer, Videographer & Senior Editor

Stephen Siofi | Photographer and video editor

Rolando Pujol | Executive Producer, Digital Content, Innovation, and Strategy

Peter Koons | Senior Executive Producer

Larissa Demkyu | production assistant

Jim Gorham | Vice President of Marketing

Joanna Troup | first marketing product

Rehan Aslam | Cum News

Chad Matthews | president & Director general

Debra O’Connell | President of Disney Media Networks and entertainment distribution

special thanks

Townsend Davis