The founding anchor of ABC’s 'World News Now' and CNN's 'NewsNight' programs distinguished himself with coverage of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

He was still in training when he was rushed into live coverage of the collapse of the World Trade Center, and his broadcast became one of the enduring records of the day.

A Minnesota native, Brown attended the University of Minnesota as a political science major before joining the U.S. Coast Guard reserves.