Aaron Brown ( born November 10 , 1948 ) is an American broadcast journalist most recognized for his coverage of the September 11 attacks , his first day on air at CNN . He was a longtime reporter for ABC , the founding host of ABC 's '' World News Now '' , weekend anchor of '' World News Tonight '' and the host of CNN 's flagship evening program '' NewsNight with Aaron Brown . '' He was the anchor of the PBS documentary series '' Wide Angle '' from 2008 to 2009 . He was a professor at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University from 2007 to 2014
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Aaron Brown (journalist)