The ABC man in charge, Geoffrey Mason, phoned President and Executive Producer of ABC Sports, Roone Arledge, at his hotel and told him that something potentially bad was happening in building 31.

I’m now adding to that shortlist the engrossing and pulse-pounding procedural “September 5,” which takes us into the heart of the ABC control booth as a team of sports journalists is tasked ...

The ABC Sports coverage reached an audience of 900 million people and was the first time a terrorist attack was broadcast live to a global audience.