Aaron brown's prime presence: Terrorist attacks obscure launch of CNN's new 10 p.m. newscast that chairman considers crucial for the network. (TOP OF THE WEEK).(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, November, 2001 by Romano, Allison

CNN's Aaron Brown thinks his newscast is good enough to make people watch the news twice.

"The way it's written or the way a story is told is going to he significantly different from anything else they've seen that day," Brown says of NewsNight With Aaron Brown, CNN's new prime time newscast.

NewsNight debuted quietly in New York on Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. Because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Brown has actually been anchoring the 10 p.m. slot since Sept. 17, when CNN cobbled together Special Report With Aaron Brown.

CNN Chairman Walter Isaacson calls NewsNight a "little gem" with a growing following and says he'd love it no matter what ratings it garnered.

Isaacson put a signature evening newscast at the top of his to-do...

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