•Q104.3’s Shelli Sonstein guest hosts a 9/11 iHeartCommunities public affairs special from New York.

•Daniel Nigro is the Commissioner of the Fire Department of New York. He discussed how 9/11 is being remembered in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDNY has increased the size of its World Trade Center memorial wall at its Brooklyn headquarters as they prepare to add the names of 27 more members who died of illnesses linked to the toxic air at Ground Zero during the rescue and recovery efforts.

•Stephen Siller is the CEO and President of the Frank Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation. The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s mission is to honor the sacrifice of FDNY Firefighter Stephen Siller, who laid down his life to save others on September 11, 2001. To date, The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has spent over $250 million to honor and support our first responders and their families. Vice President Pence will speak peak at Tunnel to Towers September 11 Memorial Ceremony and be joined by families of 9/11 victims to honor the lives lost in 2001. Siller discussed the foundation and talked about the 2020 Never Forget Virtual Challenge.

•David Paine is the president and co-founder of the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, (“9/11 Day”).
•Jay S. Winuk is a nationally recognized inspirational speaker and public relations executive. He is the co-founder of the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, (“9/11 Day”). On September 11, 2001, Jay lost his younger brother Glenn J. Winuk, an attorney and volunteer firefighter/EMT, who ran from a position of safety into the WTC South Tower.
•David and Jay discussed their 9/11 Day organization and a major new initiative in response to COVID-19, called “9/11 Day At Home.” This initiative features a new digital platform, at 911day.org, that enables millions of Americans to engage in a wide range of charitable service activities virtually, and from the safety of their homes, in observance of 9/11 Day, the nation’s largest annual day of service.

•Dr. John Kelly, Director of the Harvard Institute on Recovery: Leading researcher on recovery and very good at explaining the disease and its impact.
•Jan Brown (Executive Director of GRI): Jan has worked with many families and can speak to all the signs, the reactions, the challenges and the hope for recovery and how communities can support people in early recovery. She is also in long term recovery from opioid use, a former West Pointer and the first African American to lead a national recovery organization.
•Brantley Gilbert (Country Musician): Brantley spoke about his recovery from addiction and his involvement in a song that will benefit the Global Recovery Initiatives Foundation.

•John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. Sykes discussed the iHeartMedia Why I’m Voting campaign along with the aid of musicians, athletes, cultural influencers and others to share what matters to them the most in the upcoming election season. Listeners will also submit reasons for voting. Why I’m Voting will run across all of iHeartMedia platforms and markets through election day November 3rd. Listeners can submit their own 20 second or less audio or video message at iheartradio.com/vote.
•David Anderson, PhD, is the Senior Director of National Programs and Outreach at the Child Mind Institute. Dr. David Anderson discussed how COVID-19 is affecting families and children headed back to school. He covered how the pandemic is affecting kids with preexisting conditions and access to care. He talked about potential new conditions that may arise from the pandemic and what parents and caregivers can do to recognize the symptoms and get help as early as possible.

•Kang-Xing "KX" Jin is Head of Health at Facebook. His team works on amplifying positive social impact related to health as well as efforts to minimize health misinformation. He discussed Facebook’s involvement in World Mask Week and Facebook’s COVID-19 involvement.
•Danielle Ramo, PhD, the Senior Director of Research at Hopelab, discusses college-age youth, loneliness and tech. Colleges and universities are having to figure out how to best serve their students this fall, and Hopelab wants to make sure the mental health of their students is part of their equation. Loneliness was already a massive challenge for Gen Z. COVID-19 has only made that worse.

• Dr. Leslie Beitsch, Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences & Social Medicine at Florida State University – How our behaviors have changed during the pandemic and how to handle certain stressful situations
• Ken Paulson, Director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University – How the First Amendment deals with protesting and what gets said social media