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the co-host of Morning Joe - was without a producer. Luckily, he was there to step in. Everything Brzezinski reported, he reported too, each from their respective angles. Being granted access to their material, each night on his home station in Greenville, NC, Flack broke the stories on local news before CBS broke the same story on national news. And so it went. For four days, with no transportation in or out of the city, he seized every opportunity to report. He has memories that haunt him, making talking about the unforgotten day still painful. Flack still has the New York Times from September 12, 2001 framed on his wall here in Louisville. Despite his Washington upbringing and career-making exposure in the Big Apple, he says Louisville is the closest thing to home since D.C. spending more time here than in his hometown. He also has family here. Before moving to D.C., his mother grew up here and his grandmother still lives locally. With an endearing tone of a Superman-grandson, Flack smiles when he recalls her thinking that he is getting fred each time he is out working on a long-term investigation. But he's built a life here. He likes being here. "When you're completely predictable, there is no reason to pay attention anymore." "I remember on day two, walking through New York City; it was so desolate. The city was covered with ash, all of the cars were overturned. It was almost as if they had wiped all the people away. There was nothing left. It was staggering. These terrorists yielded so much power. In that moment, it seemed like we were in a wasteland. Up until then it all moved so fast, you really didn't come to grips with what was going on around you. It was in that quieter mo- FA L L 2 0 1 3 ment that you comprehend what happened." Proud to be the public troubleshooter who wears ties and suits despite his other side, he works harder and longer hours than contractually required. That's what it takes and Flack likes that about himself. "I don't shy away from being the best at all." w w w. v o i c e - t r i b u n e . c o m | The Voice oF LouisviLLe 33