SIX MONTHS: REBUILDING OUR CITY, REBUILDING
OURSELVES {PT. 4 OF 5}: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE CITY: A
DIFFERENT ATMOSPHERE ALTOGETHER {TERRORIST
ATTACKS} (RADIO)
Summary
Part four of five. One in this special series exploring
the rebuilding of New York City, six months after the
September 11 terrorist attacks. The fourth part focuses
on the psychological impact the attacks continues to
have on New Yorkers. The program opens with Ann Nelson
reading from her play "The Guys" which was written
shortly after September 11. Testimonials from New
Yorkers directly affected by the attacks follows: Galen
Cole, who worked at the World Trade Center, describes
his experience fleeing the building on September 11 and
how it has affected his decision making; Vince Graceffo
and Bill Procejus, both Battery Park residents, talk
about being eye witnesses to the tragedy, including
seeing people jumping off the towers; Nicole Petrocelli
talks about the loss of her husband Mark, who was on the
92nd floor of Tower One for a meeting, and her feelings
after six months; Father Frances Gun, a clinical social
worker who works with people who have experienced
traumatic events, comments on some of the testimonies,
emphasizing that is still important to talk about the
tragedy. Next, Beth Fertig visits a firehouse on
twenty-ninth street which lost nine men. Several
firefighters, including Lieutenant Rob Kirwan, talk
about how the men at the firehouse have dealt with the
loss: the trouble some firefighters have had sleeping;
the sense of camaraderie and the "self-healing process";
the general reticence of firefighters to seek
professional counseling, although it remains available
to all; outreach to the families of those who died; and
the feelings of the newest recruits. Next, host John
Rudolph interviews trauma expert Dr. Claude Chemtob
and two other guests who have dealt directly with
vulnerable populations: Dr. Bruce Arnold, a consulting
psychologist who works with students from P.S. 234
which is just a few blocks from Ground Zero, and Kyle
Maldiner, senior vice-president at Lehman Brothers,
which had about 600 employees in the Trade Center and
over 5000 employees in the immediate vicinity at the
time of the attacks. Next, producer Julie Hantman
visits with Natalie Luna, a high school sophomore in
Queens, and her friends, talking to them about how the
attacks have affected them; while none of the teenagers
lost someone close to them, the teenagers discuss the
anxieties the attacks provoked as well as how the
attacks shifted their views of the themselves and the
United States. Lastly, Dean Olsher, host of WNYC's "The
Next Big Thing," talks about the impulse to leave the
city as well the changes he has and has not observed
since the attacks.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Ralph
Guild, 2003.
Details
- NETWORK: WNYC-AM / NPR National Public Radio
- DATE: March 7, 2002 2:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:52
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:24984
- GENRE: Public Affairs/Documentaries
- SUBJECT HEADING: September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
- SERIES RUN: WNYC (New York, NY) - Radio, 2002
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- John Rudolph … Executive Producer
- Julie Hantman … Producer
- Karen Frillmann … Production (Misc.), Editor
- Stacy Abramson … Production (Misc.)
- Jim Colgan … Production (Misc.)
- Rex Doane … Production (Misc.)
- George Edwards … Production (Misc.)
- Mikel Ellcessor … Production (Misc.)
- Michael Jones … Production (Misc.)
- Andy Lanset … Production (Misc.)
- Scott Strickland … Production (Misc.)
- Irene Trudel … Production (Misc.)
- Wayne Shulmister … Direction (Misc.), Technical Director
- John Rudolph … Host
- Beth Fertig … Reporter
- Bruce Arnold … Guest
- Claude Chemtob … Guest
- Kyle Maldiner … Guest
- Dean Olsher … Guest
- Galen Cole
- Vince Graceffo
- Francis Gun
- Rob Kirwan
- Natalie Luna
- Nicole Petrocelli
- Bill Procejus