Former Global National anchor Kevin Newman on 9/11, 25 years later

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In a one-on-one interview with Antony Robart, former Global National anchor Kevin Newman recounts his coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, 25 years later. Newman explains that shortly after early reports circulated of the first plane hitting the World Trade Centre, he was called into work. “I’m getting dressed and then I hear from our bedroom, my wife saying, ‘Oh my God there’s been another one,’ so at that moment you go, okay the first one could’ve been an accident – this is no accident. There’s some targeted thing going on.” The former Global anchor goes on to describe the horrifying footage the network received that had been thrown out and is now no longer part of the historical record as it was deemed to be “too frightening for people to absorb” as families were watching the events unfold from home. When asked if there was a moment where emotions became too overwhelming, Newman described two instances. First, was at the end of Sept. 11 when he left the studio and col

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