Already running on reduced staff because of the various boycotts and internecine feuding that had broken out among WBAI staffers and producers only a few of us were on hand on the 9/11 as we confronted the biggest news story ever covered by WBAI, arguably the biggest story in the history of Pacifica. Officially I was the morning news reporter and the 9/11/01 was supposed to be the New York Democratic mayoral primary election, a hard fought racially charged fight between a white liberal and a Puerto Rican moderate the in many ways mirrored WBAIs own internal problems. The night before I had been visiting my friend activist Dana Beal's Bleecker Street headquarters and salon when we got a surprise call from a neighbor, subway gunmen Bernie Goetz who was also running for mayor. He wanted to come over and campaign, although he was hard pressed to find a supporter among Dana's lefty group of anarchists we all laughed and invited him over. Bernie dropped by and during his visit my cell rang... it was Santiago Nieves the host of the WBAI Morning Show calling to tell me he couldn't get in the next morning and asking if I’d handle the show for him. With no guest prepared and an important election I remembered what Samori Marksman used to say about the chronic lack of resources and available talent at WBAI, "make use of what you've got." What I had was a mayoral candidate, Bernie Goetz. Santiago had already interviewed imprisoned candidate hopeful and convicted murderer Abe Hirschfeld so I figured a controversial, convicted felon like Goetz would make a great radio foil for a call in show. It turned out to be great radio and an amazing lead in to the events of 9/11.