WABC to Air Full September 11 Ceremony

It sounded like a bone-headed media maneuver from the get-go. Why would the city’s top-rated station want to alienate its viewers on an issue of grave importance to so many? Richard Huff and Corky Siemaszko of the Daily News broke the story that WABC New York would cut into the September 11 ceremony, omitting the reading of the names — the most important part to many victims families — to run “Live with Regis & Kelly,” “Rachael Ray” and “The View.”