IMUS IN THE MORNING: WFAN COVERAGE OF THE 9/11/01
TERRORIST ATTACKS {TERRORIST ATTACKS} (RADIO)
Summary
This tape presents coverage of the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, and their aftermath, as aired on
WFAN-AM's "Imus in the Morning" program, hosted by Don
Imus. The tape opens in the middle of an update from
Imus that a "U.S. senior official" has reported that one
of the airplanes that crashed into the World Trade
Center was a hijacked flight that was going to Los
Angeles from Boston. Imus then interrupts himself and
begins to play the audio from MSNBC cable television
over the air as President George W. Bush begins to speak
from an elementary school in Florida. Bush refers to
the plane crashes as "an apparent terrorist attack on
[the] country." After Bush's speech, Imus and reporter
Charles McCord begin to list what they know about what
is closing around the city, from bridges and tunnels to
schools. The men then hear a report from the MSNBC feed
running in their studio that a bomb is said to have gone
off at the Pentagon. They let the MSNBC audio run for a
while, then go to a phone call from reporter Warner
Wolf, who lives in close proximity to the World Trade
Center. Imus asks Wolf to describe what he sees. "This
is horrible," Wolf says. "There are people falling out
of the buildings." The tape concludes as Imus goes over
a chronology of what has happened thus far. Includes
commercials.
(Station and series run vary; this series also aired on
WNBC in New York City from 1971 to 1987.)
Cataloging of this program was made possible by Ralph
Guild, 2002.
Details
- NETWORK: WFAN-AM
- DATE: September 11, 2001 9:30 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:02:03
- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R:24206
- GENRE: Radio - Talk/Interviews; Radio - News
- SUBJECT HEADING: Disasters; Hijacking of aircraft; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; Terrorism
- SERIES RUN: WFAN (New York, NY) - Radio series, 1987-
- COMMERCIALS:
- Radio - Commercials - "Mike and the Mad Dog" radio show
- Radio - Commercials - Contentville.com search website
- Radio - Commercials - Continental Airlines
- Radio - Commercials - Frontline phonics instructional cassette tapes
- Radio - Commercials - Geico insurance
- Radio - Commercials - Gorilla glue
- Radio - Commercials - Keynote.com software
- Radio - Commercials - Visa check card
- Radio - Commercials - Webex.com internet portal
- Radio - Commercials - Westchester BMW automobile dealership
- Radio - Commercials - Windowrama store
CREDITS
- Don Imus … Host
- Charles McCord … Reporter
- Warner Wolf … Reporter
- George W. Bush