PIX11 remembers beloved employee, Steve Jacobson, killed on 9/11

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Twenty-three years ago, PIX11 News lost a beloved employee in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in Lower Manhattan.

Steve Jacobson, a news engineer and a 22-year veteran of PIX11 , was running the station’s transmitter atop the World Trade Center when terrorists hijacked two commercial planes and flew them into the Twin Towers.

Jacobson and thousands of other lives were lost when the towers collapsed. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

We will always remember his dedication, sacrifice, and his service in helping us bring the news of those tragic events to our viewers.

Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the NYC area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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