When 9-11 happened I was working at KTRE in Lufkin,
Texas, I was upset I wasn’t covering the story more up close
and personal. It was my day off and my phone rang several
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times, waking me up. I listened to the messages, one of which
was my sister telling me she was praying for me. I turned on
the TV and fell to my knees. I said a quick prayer and went to
work. All those children left without a mother or father—it
was the first time I realized I wasn’t alone as the only kid
who would grow up without a dad.