Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, has died.
Brown died Sunday of pneumonia in Washington, where he lived, family spokesperson Molly Levinson said. He was 76.
Brown began his career in Minneapolis as a radio talk show host. His career in TV began in Seattle before he was named the founding anchor of ABC’s “World News Now.” He also anchored “ABC’s World News Tonight Saturday,” and was a reporter for “World News Tonight with Peter Jennings,” “Nightline,” and other ABC news programs.
But it was at CNN where he made a lasting mark—even before he was supposed to be on the air….