At the age of 76, Aaron Brown, the former CNN anchor who was in charge of the network's 9/11 coverage, passed away.

On Sunday, at the age of 76, Aaron Brown, the esteemed broadcaster who gained notoriety for his exceptional reporting on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, passed away, as announced by CNN.

In 1976, Brown started his television career as an assistant night assignment editor at KING 5 in Seattle. He later anchored the 11 p.m. newscast at KIRO 7 in 1986. In 1991, he hosted a national overnight news show for ABC.

Ten years later, he became the host of CNN's "NewsNight." However, the show had not yet started on September 11, 2001, when terrorists hijacked and crashed airplanes at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

On one of the most significant days in American history, Brown reported live for 17 hours from the roof of CNN's Manhattan office, providing calm, incisive, and heartfelt reporting to millions of viewers.

John Vause, a CNN anchor who covered the 9/11 attacks in New York, recalled Brown removing his reporter hat as the South Tower of the World Trade Center fell.

According to a CNN report, Vause stated that when Brown was live on air, he paused and looked at the moment, which everyone was thinking, "Good Lord, there are no words."

Brown won the Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the attacks.

Amanda Turnbull, a former CNN producer, praised Brown as a skilled writer and humorist, and emphasized the significance of empathy in journalism.

Turnbull stated through CNN that his storytelling was fueled by facts, but his delivery was always deeply human.

Born and raised in Minnesota, Brown hosted a radio talk show in Minneapolis before attending the University of Minnesota for a year in 1966. Afterward, he joined the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

In 2005, CNN replaced Brown's "NewsNight" show with Anderson Cooper.

Brown later taught journalism at Arizona State University's Cronkite School.