- News
- NewsCats
- Brands
- Special Focus
- Transparency
- Trusting News Project
The days of journalism’s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over. Now, it’s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be.
- Connect With Our Journalists
- Subscribe to Our Newsletters
- Trusting News Project
- Programs
- Families & Children
- Arts & Culture
- Events
- Support WITF
September 11: 20 Years Later
At 10:03 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, Flight 93 plowed into a field in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, killing 40 passengers and crew members, as well as the four terrorists on board. Overall, Pennsylvania lost at least 30 people that day.
Twenty years later, WITF aims to find unique stories to tell to mark the milestone anniversary.
Sacred Ground: A September 11th Special
WITF Multimedia News Director Tim Lambert was a young radio journalist on Sept. 11, 2001. That night, he received a phone message from his father: Flight 93 had crashed on land that Tim owned. This special episode of the NPR Politics Podcast tells the story of that 20-year journey, from the earliest days until now.
Featured stories
Tim Lambert
Hallowed ground: How the stories of Gettysburg and Flight 93 intertwine in the nation’s history
Tim Lambert
How mourning has been different for each of these 9/11 families
By Tim Lambert and Scott Detrow
‘Where is it?’ Retired State Police head reflects on response to 9/11 attacks, Flight 93 crash
By Sam Dunklau and Joe Ulrich
Jack Grandcolas
‘Our baby is gone’: Flight 93 family member details 20-year journey through grief
By Tim Lambert and Scott Detrow/NPR
Tim Lambert/WITF
How Flight 93 flight attendant Lorraine Bay’s family is working to keep her memory alive
By Julia Agos and Tim Lambert
Tim Lambert
Her brother died on Flight 93. She still sees him surfacing in small ways
By Scott Detrow and Tim Lambert
Madison Goldberg
Flight 93 crashed among coal mines. Treating the water there was no ordinary project
Rachel McDevitt
Twenty years after Flight 93 crashed, the living memorial faces both old and new threats
Anthony Orozco
For Muslim and Arab immigrants in Pennsylvania, September 11, 2001, forever changed their lives
Programming
-
Special programming on radio for September 11
By Fred Vigeant -
Verdi’s Requiem: The Met Remembers 9/11
Honor the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks featuring the Met orchestra, chorus and more.
By Fred Vigeant -
9/11 Kids
By Fred Vigeant -
From left to right: Photo by Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images; REUTERS/Jim Bourg
America after 9/11
How 9/11 ushered in an era of fear, mistrust, and division in America.
By Fred Vigeant -
Courtesy of Arrow International Media
Generation 9/11
Follow seven young people whose fathers died on 9/11 as they come of age in a divided America.
By Fred Vigeant