Retired firefighter Lee Ielpi founded the 9/11 Tribute Center to teach about the terror attacks, their impact and how they changed the world. He spoke with WCBS reporter Peter Haskell. 

In this week’s 50 People to Know, we share the story of Lee Ielpi. The retired FDNY firefighter founded the 9/11 Tribute Center in 2006, along with Jennifer Adams, after losing his son, Jonathan, in the attacks.

In today’s Back Story, former WCBS programming director Ed Kiernan recalls what it was like having the two most powerful men in New York in the studio.

Did you know that WCBS was the first major market radio station to stream over the internet?