After leaving Harvard , Berman joined ABC News in a junior office post , rising to become Chief Writer for Peter Jennings , the long-term newscaster of '' ABC World News Tonight '' . After the inauguration of President George W. Bush , Berman was assigned to cover the White House . After six months , he asked to be reassigned to New York . On his first week in the job , the towers of the World Trade Center were destroyed in the September 11 attacks . Then , as a general assignment reporter , Berman reported from Iraq , embedded with a Marine infantry battalion at the beginning of the war in al-Nasiriyah as an on-air correspondent . He says , “ It was an incredible personal experience , absolutely terrifying , risky and physically grueling . As a reporter , you always want to be covering the biggest stories , despite the risks "
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
John Berman