<div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>Award-winning <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/cnn">CNN</a> anchor Aaron Brown has died at age 76.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>The <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/31/us/aaron-brown-death-cnn-anchor-hnk/index.html" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="news network announced" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="67741171e4b05ee1a816b6a6" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/31/us/aaron-brown-death-cnn-anchor-hnk/index.html" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="article_body" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0">news network announced</a> Brown’s death on Sunday, according to his family.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>The broadcast journalist won widespread acclaim for his coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City ― his very first on-air appearance for CNN. Brown had not initially been slated to go on air but got pulled in amid the frenzy of breaking news, reporting from the roof of the network’s office in Manhattan, the network said in its obituary.</p></div><figure class="cli cli-image js-no-inject"><div class="img-sized"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/67741248160000220070a665.jpeg?cache=Tv9R9FLJE0&amp;ops=scalefit_720_noupscale&amp;format=webp"><img class="img-sized__img portrait" loading="lazy" fetchpriority="auto" alt="CNN anchor Aaron Brown in Oct. 2001." width="100%" height="auto" src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/67741248160000220070a665.jpeg?cache=Tv9R9FLJE0&amp;ops=scalefit_720_noupscale"></picture></div><div class="cli-image__source-wrapper"><figcaption class="cli-image__caption caption-cli">CNN anchor Aaron Brown in Oct. 2001.</figcaption><div class="cli-image__credit" aria-label="Image Credit: Erik S. Lesser via Getty Images"><div class="credit-container"><span class="credit">Erik S. Lesser via Getty Images</span></div></div></div></figure><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p>He won the Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the terrorist attacks.</p></div><div class="primary-cli cli cli-text "><p><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.</em></p></div>

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The anchor won widespread praise for his calm reporting amid the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, which occurred on his first day on air for the news network.{ai:summary}<p>CNN anchor Aaron Brown has passed away at 76, as confirmed by his family. He gained significant recognition for his coverage of the September 11 attacks in 2001, which was his first appearance on CNN, earning him the Edward R. Murrow Award.</p><p>The news network has announced that this is a developing story. #culture</p>

Aaron Brown, CNN Anchor Lauded For 9/11 Coverage, Dies At 76

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