{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Primary Source: A 9\/11 Survivor Shares Her Story Publicly for the First Time in 25 Years","description":"On September 11, 2001, Linda started her morning like many others. As a 23-year-old equity research associate on Wall Street, she headed to work on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center\u2019s South Tower for the boutique investment firm Keefe, Bruyette &amp;amp; Woods (KBW).  What unfolded in the early hours of that workday would change Linda\u2019s life forever and alter the course of American history.  Twenty-five years later, Linda shares her sweeping firsthand account with SmartHER News about what happened inside the building as al-Qaeda terrorists intentionally crashed a passenger plane into the South Tower, instantly severing her elevator\u2019s cables.  Linda describes what followed: a miraculous development, near-death escapes, the heroes who helped her, and the coworkers she wants the world to remember: Dean Eberling, Russell Keene, Sean Lugano, and Greg Trost.  She reflects on rebuilding her life, how that day changed her priorities, and why she chose to share her story now.  As we commemorate 250 years since the founding of our nation, we honor 25 years since the deadliest terrorist attack in American history.  Linda\u2019s primary-source account forever ensures that America, and the world, will never forget.  0:00 How This Interview Came Together 6:36 A Morning That Changed Everything 9:33 Inside the World Trade Center Culture 12:03 The First Signs of Trouble 15:44 Trapped in the Elevator Shaft 23:24 Escaping the Collapsing Towers 31:04 Rebuilding and Remembering  Executive Producer\/Reporter: Jenna Lee, Journalist and Founder of SmartHER News Associate Producer \/ Researcher: Stephanie Wagner Associate Producer \/ Researcher: Courtney Stein Lesskis  Audio Engineer: Kaleb Mu\u00f1oz Field Producer\/Production Manager: Buddy Quaid Hair &amp;amp; Makeup: Leah Trogan Black  Editor: Joel Knoop Motion Graphics: Michael Wilfong Audio Post: Jason Kuehn ","author_name":"SmartHER News","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/120865","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42979008\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/206499993"}