One Million Lack Power as Storm Rakes Florida

By Ari Shapiro,

Liane Hansen

Published September 25, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT

As Hurricane Jeanne carves a northwest path across central Florida, Orlando is hit hard for the third time this season. One million are without electricity and powerful winds have pulled roofs off of scores of buildings. Hear NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Ari Shapiro.

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Ari Shapiro

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered grew at an unprecedented rate, with more people tuning in during a typical quarter-hour than any other program on the radio.

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Liane Hansen

Liane Hansen has been the host of NPR's award-winning Weekend Edition Sunday for 20 years. She brings to her position an extensive background in broadcast journalism, including work as a radio producer, reporter, and on-air host at both the local and national level. The program has covered such breaking news stories as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the deaths of Princess Diana and John F. Kennedy, Jr., and the Columbia shuttle tragedy. In 2004, Liane was granted an exclusive interview with former weapons inspector David Kay prior to his report on the search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The show also won the James Beard award for best radio program on food for a report on SPAM.