In observance of the 20-year remembrance of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nonprofit 9/11 Day have recently announced plans to air a one-hour national television special entitled Shine A Light. The program will air the evening of September 11, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET. 9/11 Day, founded in 2002, created and annually organizes the federally recognized September 11 National Day of Service & Remembrance (known widely as “9/11 Day”).
Co-produced by the 9/11 community itself, Shine A Light will air exclusively on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español. The special will stream live for subscribers via CNNgo (CNN.com/go and via CNNgo apps for Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV and Android TV) and on the CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android.
Shine A Light will be hosted by CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent Jake Tapper and will include discussions with young adults, affiliated with the nonprofit Tuesday’s Children, who lost parents on 9/11. Joining them will be musical artists H.E.R., Brad Paisley and Common, who will each perform as part of the broadcast.
“20 years ago on September 11th we lost a lot as a country,” said Brad Paisley. “We’ve really changed as a nation since that time but let us never forget the contributions of the people who lost their lives in New York, in a field in Pennsylvania and in Washington, DC. I think it’s really important to shine a light and keep their memories alive.”
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