NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – As New York City reflects on 24 years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, PIX11 News mourns a beloved employee who was killed in Lower Manhattan.

Steve Jacobson, a news engineer who worked at PIX11 News for 22 years, was running the station’s transmitter atop the World Trade Center at the time of the attack. He was one of thousands of people killed in New York City on Sept. 11.

Jacobson is survived by his two daughters.

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

On Thursday, loved ones will read out the names of every person killed in the 9/11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing during a ceremony in Lower Manhattan.

Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter who has cover

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