90.3 WCPN Remembers September 11, 2002
Special Programming

Tuesday, September 10, 2002
First Person: Speaking Of Faith
The Spiritual Fallout Of 9/11
8:00 PM
This edition of First Person delved into the uncomfortable religious and moral questions posed by the September terrorist attacks. Through compelling stories and conversation, evocative sound and music, the show explores the spiritual fallout of 9/11. This hour featured the first-person account of producer Marge Ostroushko, who was granted unique access to private worship communities in and around Ground Zero-and came away with tape not heard anywhere else, including her experiences at the ash-swirled Ground Zero final service, and her interview with the priest who coordinated the 24-hour team of clergy who blessed every human remain found since 9/11.

90.3 WCPN Tenative Program Schedule For Wednesday, September 11, 2002

7 AM - 8:30 Morning Edition will have live reports from ground zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville, PA as crowds begin to assemble for various events.

8:30 - 11 AM Neal Conan begins special coverage in studio. Scott Simon will be live from Ground Zero.

8:46 AM World Trade Center Memorial Begins with moment of silence. New York Governor George Pataki will read "The Gettysburg Address." Former New York Mayor Rudy Guiliani will begin a reading of the names of all the victims. This continues with various others reading names.

9:00 AM The Memorial Service at the Pentagon begins. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld will attend this service. The President is also expected at the Pentagon.

9:38 AM A moment of silence at the Pentagon.

9:30 - 9:45 AM The memorial service in Shanksville, Pennsylvania is expected to begin.

10:06 AM A moment of silence in Shanksville. The President is expected at Shanksville.

10:15 - 10:25 AM Taps is played at WTC and NJ Governor reads excerpt from the Declaration of Independence

10:29 AM Moment second tower collapsed - bells will ring from religious and academic institutions throughout the city. At approximately 10:30am, the WTC service concludes.

12:00 PM Around Noon
Dee will interview Cleveland-born sculptor Jan Loney who designed a Pennsylvania memorial for the victims of the PA crash. Plus we'll hear from the principals of the Cleveland Public Theater Production of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead."

1:00 PM Defending the Future
On Sept. 11, Lt. Cmdr. David Tarantino, a flight surgeon and family practitioner assigned to the Pentagon, was at his desk when American flight 77 drove its nose deep into the heart of America's military might. Defending the Future opened with Lt. Cmdr. Tarantino and Capt. Dave Thomas standing where flight 77 struck and remembering that day - running to the site of the carnage; hearing the cries for help; carrying retired Navy pilot Jerry Henson out of the building moments before fiery debris engulfed his office. From there, reporter Steve Roberts focused on the future of America's armed forces, exploring how everyone from the top brass at the Pentagon down to the greenest recruit in boot camp on Parris Island thinks our military will change because of 9/11. Defending the Future looked not only at how the strategy and structure of the military is changing, but also at how the lives of fighters will be affected. Wives of fighter pilots talked about the long, painful months of separation, and young recruits confront the likelihood that they will see combat. Drill Instructors talked about how they view their jobs post-9-11, and veterans of the air campaign in Afghanistan shared the frustrations of pursuing an enemy with no face and a war with no end.

2:00 - 4:00 PM Special coverage continues with Neal Conan anchoring in studio.

7:00 PM Fresh Air is producing a Special 9/11-themed program that will feature New York-based writers and musicians reading and performing works of their choice as they reflect with Terry Gross on the past year.

9:00 PM President Bush is scheduled to address the nation. 90.3 WCPN will offer this event as special coverage, hosted by Robert Siegel.

Monday, September 9 through Thursday, September 12, 2002
Morning News
(Note: All of the following features will air between 9/9 and 9/12 as part of Morning News from 9 - 10 a.m. As of press time, specific dates and times still tentative.)

Morning News: "Looking Back on September 11th: What's Different?"
For some people living in Northeast Ohio, life hasn't changed drastically since last September 11. But for others, it is radically different. One year ago, Cleveland Heights native Terre Holmes was living in New York, trying to make a living as a performer and educator. After 9/11, she decided it was time to come home. WCPN's April Baer talks to Holmes about art, survival, and how her perspective has changed in the past year. (An excerpt of this interview will repeat on September 11 during Around Noon.)

Morning News: Coast Guard Security
WCPN reporter Karen Schaefer looks at what has been done in Cleveland since last September 11 to improve security along our shorelines.

Morning News: Nuclear Power Safety
What steps have been taken to safeguard our nation's nuclear power plants since the events of 9/11? Are these plants vulnerable? WCPN reporter Karen Schaefer looks at what has been done to address these concerns in the past year.

Morning News: "Attitudes of Youth: One Year Later"
As we mark the anniversary of the tragic events of last September 11, WCPN reporter Mike West talks with local youth to see how they have been affected.

Morning News: Interview with Beth Fertig of WNYC
The Morning News team talks with reporter Beth Fertig of WYNC in New York City, who arrived within a few blocks of the World Trade Center as the towers were burning last September 11, and witnessed each building's collapse.

Photo courtesy of Jan Loney

Around Noon Remembers September 11
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2002 @ 12:00 PM
Dee will interview Cleveland-born sculptor Jan Loney who designed a Pennsylvania memorial for the victims of the PA crash. Plus we'll hear from the principals of the Cleveland Public Theater Production of "The Tibetan Book of the Dead."

Special thanks to LifeShare Community Blood Services and Southwest General Health Center, for their support of PBS "We Remember" programming commemorating September 11th.