Katie Couric's Unforgettable Moments In The Newsroom
Everyone who was alive at the time remembers where they were on September 11, 2001, when the U.S. was attacked by terrorist plane hijackers. Katie Couric was live on the air when the planes hit the Twin Towers on 9/11. Pivoting coverage on a pin, Couric began reporting the events live as they unfolded.
On that chaotic and scary day, Couric even managed to do one of the first eyewitness interviews that would go on to expand our understanding of the tragedy. According to a 20th-anniversary piece by the eyewitness, Jennifer Oberstein, on Couric's website, Couric and co-host Matt Lauer interviewed Oberstein to confirm what was happening on the ground. She was even on the phone with the anchors when the second plane hit.
Reflecting on the day in 2011 in an essay for ABC News, Couric recalled not totally understanding the gravity of the situation at first. "'Oh my God,' I thought, 'Some pilot flying a small plane must have had a heart attack,'" Couric wrote. She further recalled that the rest of the day felt more like a movie rather than reality.
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