Carousso, WCBS 880 Earn Honors for 20th Anniversary of 9/11 Coverage

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Last year marked 20 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks and WCBS Newsradio 880 played an important role in commemorating the solemn anniversary.

The New York Press Club and New York State Broadcasters Association announced their 2022 awards Tuesday, honoring WCBS for their coverage of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

The New York Press Club awarded the WCBS News Team with a “special event reporting” nod for the New York City Metropolitan Area for “The Mets on 9/11/2021,” which Neil A. Carousso helped produce.

The New York State Broadcasters Association honored WCBS, Mets radio broadcasters Wayne Randazzo and Lee Mazzilli, engineer extraordinaire Chris Majkowski, and Carousso with an Excellence in Broadcasting Award for “outstanding sports coverage” of the 20th anniversary of 9/11 at Citi Field, which included the Mets-Yankees game on September 11, 2021 on the WCBS Mets Radio Network.