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NBC News announces special multiplatform programming for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
The network plans weeklong coverage, including unreleased footage on Dateline, on-site broadcasts from Ground Zero, and investigative reports.
The short version
- NBC News unveiled a dedicated programming slate across its broadcast, streaming, and digital platforms to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
- Special broadcasts will include a one-hour Dateline documentary with previously unreleased footage, live reports from Ground Zero on Today and NBC Nightly News, and health impact investigations.
- Other major television news organizations are also expanding coverage beyond standard annual commemorations for the milestone anniversary.
Key facts
- NBC News is organizing extensive programming across Today, NBC Nightly News, Dateline, Meet the Press, NBC News Now, and digital platforms for the 25th anniversary of 9/11.[Variety]
- Lester Holt will host a one-hour Dateline special featuring previously unbroadcast footage and interviews with New Yorkers originally filmed by the network on Sept. 11, 2001.[Variety]
- Savannah Guthrie and Tom Llamas will anchor live coverage and special editions of their respective broadcasts from Ground Zero.[Variety]
- Coverage during the week will feature an NBC Nightly News investigative segment titled 'Cost of Denial' focusing on long-term health consequences of the attacks.[Variety]