September 11: A Retrospective

WHYY Panel discussion at the Devon home of Kathleen and Nicholas Chimicles with National Public Radio's political correspondent Mara Liasson; news anchor Nancy Karibjanian, of WHYY-TV's Delaware Tonight; and WHYY-FM news director Bill Fantini. WHYY's Tracey Matisak introduced the panelists and moderated the discussion which focused on the profound changes in news reporting since September 11, 2001.

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Guest Bios:

Mara Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on award-winning news programs All Things Considered and Morning Edition. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC -- focusing on the White House and Congress Ð and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.

Bill Fantini is a lifelong resident of the Delaware Valley, continuing to live in the region even during the 12 years he worked in New York as an anchor for the ABC Radio Networks. He has been heard on several Philadelphia radio stations in his more than three decades on the air - including WYSP, WIOQ and WXPN. Fantini also was independent producer of daily feature programs for NBC and ABC radio.

Nancy Karibjanian joined WHYY TV 12 in 1985 as a reporter/producer covering the state legislature. By the following year WHYY named her News Director and Anchor of DelawareÕs only nightly statewide newscast. Each evening Karibjanian speaks with newsmakers, politicians and people in the community in spontaneous live interviews, in a format offering a unique challenge for a broadcast journalist by working without a script.