Pacifica Radio Broadcast

911's Footprint on America: A Decade Later

All 5 of Pacifica's stations, the Pacifica Radio Archives and Democracy Now will offer 9 hours of broadcast. Affiliate stations are also invited to simulcast via KU or Audioport stream.

Please find below the first draft of the schedule.

Broadcast airs September 11, 2011
Time: noon EST - 8pm EST (8 hours)
11am-7pm Central time
9am- 5pm Pacific time

THE CLOCK:

9am - Democracy Now !

10am - Pacifica Archives - Reflections from the People

11am - KPFK - U.S. Impact on Foreign Policy in the aftermath of 911

12pm - WBAI - Casualties of 911 - The Loss of Civil Liberties

1pm - KPFT - From the Bible Belt - The Rise of the Religious Movement, Post 911

2pm - WPFW - The Pentagon: People Who Lived It and Still Unanswered Questions

3pm - KPFA - The Twin Towers Debate - 911 Commission Report

4pm - KPFA- The Twin Towers Debate - The Science

5pm - KPFA - Listener Call-Ins (nationwide)

Program Summaries:

Democracy Now!
On Sept. 11th 2001, DN! was broadcasting live at the precise time the planes hit the tower. Amy Goodman will provide reflections on that day through sound clips from the actual event, recorded interviews and personal recollections.

Pacifica Archives - The Voice of the People
The Archives will present the best of Pacifica coverage that set Pacifica apart from all the other commercial and public coverage alike. The Pacifica Radio Archives will weave "Voices for Peace," a 16 minute montage of perspectives from activists, artists and average citizens together with analysis from intellectuals like Gore Vidal, Dr. Cornel West and Howard Zinn who were not heard on any other network during this very sensitive time.

KPFK - U.S. Impact on Foreign Policy in the aftermath of 911
Three distinct segments hosted by Ian Masters, Margaret Prescod and Sonali Kolhatkar respectively. Commentaries and/or short clips from speeches of Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali, including musical art to create an engaging one hour production.

WBAI - Casualties of 911 - The Loss of Civil Liberties
A roundtable discussion of the loss of civil liberties since 911 with attorneys Michael Ratner (Center for Constitutional Rights) Michael Smith (Center for Constitutional Rights and National Lawyers Guild and Heidi Boghosian, Exec. Director of National Lawyers Guild.
A team of reporters will cover major events throughout the NYC area on Sept. 11th and file 3-minute reports to be included at the top of each station's hour.

KPFT - From the Bible Belt - The Rise of the Religious Movement, Post 911
A mix of interviews including Stephanie Hendricks on her book, Divine Destruction, a David Packman commentary on his work documenting the rise of the religious right...followed by an interview with People for the American Way discussing their study of the impact of the religious right. Additional elements may be included. Megan is producing a segment on how reproductive freedoms have suffered in the aftermath of 911 through the rise of American religious right post 911. The impact of 911 on Muslim Americans will be included in their hour.

WPFW - The Pentagon: People Who Lived It and the Still Unanswered Questions
This hour focuses on the attack on the Pentagon with reflections from Brian Roberts a firefighter who helped put out the flame that erupted from the attack, Mike Walter a reporter for WUSA in Washington who saw the plane hit and was so disturbed he's had to seek therapy, Susan Nelson, Vice President of the Flight Attendants Association and Jan Kester, Charge Nurse on duty at the Virginia Community Hospital closest to the Pentagon. Veteran reporter Askia Muhammad will return to the scene of the attack and speak with individuals who were there on that fateful day. A debate session hosted by Terry D. Kester will address key questions remaining for some around the circumstances of the attack on the Pentagon in hopes of putting to rest many of the alternative theories still circulating a decade later.

KPFA -The Twin Towers Debate - 911 Commission Report
2 hour debate moderated by Peter Phillips, President of the Media Freedom Foundation & Project Censored, Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University, and Mickey Huff, Director of Project Censored, Associate Professor of History at Diablo Valley College. The first hour will focus on the 911 Commission Report. The second hour will focus on the science around the collapse of the towers. A point counterpoint format will be employed with strict time guidelines imposed using a timer with an alarm to signal to all when a person's time is up.