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Memorial lights from the location of The World Trade Center Towers commemorate the 9/11 attacks.
WTIU will commemorate the tenth anniversary of September 11th with a special series of new and encore programs leading up to and continuing beyond Sunday, September 11th. Programs in news and public affairs, science, and the performing arts are planned as part of the remembrance. In addition to these broadcasts, PBS.org and wtiu.indiana.edu will feature comprehensive coverage of the tenth anniversary of September 11th, including full-episode streaming of programs the day after broadcast and archival programs chronicling the attacks’ impact on our nation. The commemoration concludes with the majority of the members of the 9/11 Commission at the IU Auditorium for a discussion of how they look at the events of 9/11 with a decade behind them.
Frontline: Top Secret America
Tuesday, September 6 at 9pm
Frontline asks how a decade of fighting terrorism has reshaped the country and whether it has made us any safer.
NOVA: Engineering Ground Zero
Wednesday, September 7 at 9pm
NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation and the perseverance of the human spirit. This program follows the construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Frontline: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
Wednesday, September 7 at 10pm
This program explores and illuminates the many spiritual questions that have come out of the terror, pain and destruction at Ground Zero.
America Remembers – 9/11
Sunday, September 11 at 8pm
The PBS NewsHour presents a one-hour special broadcast commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. The team will examine the significance of the day in many different communities across the nation.
Great Performances: The New York Philharmonic 10th Anniversary Concert for 9/11
Sunday, September 11 at 9pm
The New York Philharmonic, under conductor Alan Gilbert, with guest soloists and the New York Choral Artists, performs Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.”
Frontline: The Man Who Knew
Sunday, September 11 at 10:30pm
When the Twin Towers fell on September 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O’Neill.
Ten Years Later: The 9/11 Commissioners Reflect
Thursday, September 15 at 8:30pm
Former Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D-IN), Vice-Chair of the 9/11 Commission, brings together the majority of the members at the IU Auditorium for a discussion of their 2004 report, as well as how they look at the events of 9/11 with a decade behind them.
