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On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Brown started his career at the network earlier than expected, anchoring from a Manhattan rooftop as the attacks were happening. When the second tower fell that morning, Brown responded with the horror most viewers no doubt felt.

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His coverage of the attacks earned Brown the Edward R. Murrow Award. He also won three Emmy awards during his career, along with other honors.

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Brown left CNN during a shakeup in November 2005, when his time slot went to rising star Anderson Cooper.

Looking back at this time at CNN, Brown said he was confronted by the challenge of doing serious journalism while also being in a 69制片厂制作传媒渧ery ratings-driven environment.69制片厂制作传媒�

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After leaving CNN, Brown taught for years at Arizona State University as its first Walter Cronkite professor of journalism. In 2008, he came back to TV on PBS69制片厂制作传媒� "Wide Angle," a weekly public affairs show.

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Brown is survived by his wife, Charlotte Raynor, a daughter, two grandchildren, a sister and a brother.

Salter reported from O'Fallon, Missouri. Rico reported from Atlanta.