Gross anchored ABC coverage of the September 11 attacks , the execution of Timothy McVeigh , and the Iraq War . He also anchored the Atlanta Olympics bombing . ( longform ABC News ) Gross has worked for WABC ( AM ) , WCBS ( AM ) , WOR ( AM ) in New York City ; KLAC in Los Angeles ; WMAL in Washington , D.C. ; and WWDB in Philadelphia . Gross was also the host of '' The Gil Gross Show '' , a call-in show that aired on the CBS Radio Network and had guests who included Bill Clinton and Margaret Thatcher from the political world and entertainers Brian Wilson and Marilyn Manson . While at CBS , he substituted for Charles Osgood
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Gil Gross