It was a long morning and our regular humorous morning show was instantly transformed into an information center as we attempted to disseminate the facts as we knew them to thousands of listeners who only had access to radio because they were either in the middle of their commute, in the field or at an office where only a radio was permitted.
From the time the planes hit the Twin Towers, the demeanor and content of our show changed from parody songs, bits, and skits to a stream of news and information, analysis and opinion, phone calls and listener emails.
Each morning we would come in and my on-air partner and I would look at each other and ask the same question: “Are we ready to be funny again?” Finally, after about a week we slowly began to transition back into our regular morning show.
Now, it’s been 7 years since September 11th and as each day has passed and our memory has dulled just a little more, I worry that we – the radio community – have forgotten how we felt on 9/11 and I wonder if the urgency of that day has escaped many of us in terms of the preparedness we should have.
