'One of the greatest': Colleagues pay tribute to 'extraordinary' ex-CNN anchor

Tributes and high praise for Aaron Brown, a former CNN anchor who guided the network through its coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, streamed through social media on Tuesday after news the highly respected journalist died at 76.

CNN reported that Brown's family confirmed he died Sunday. No cause of death was released.

Beginning as a Minneapolis radio talk show host, Brown’s career spanned decades – including becoming a founding anchor of ABC’s “World News Now,” and anchoring “ABC’s World News Tonight Saturday,” CNN reported.