About the Lights

Tribute in Light was first presented on March 11, 2002, six months after the attacks on the World Trade Center, and the Municipal Art Society (MAS) has presented it annually since. Comprising eighty-eight 7,000-watt xenon light bulbs positioned into two 48-foot squares that echo the shape and orientation of the Twin Towers, Tribute in Light is assembled each year on a rooftop near the World Trade Center site. The illuminated memorial reaches four miles into the sky and is the strongest shaft of light ever projected from earth into the night sky. Visible within a sixty-mile radius on a clear night, Tribute has become a world-renowned icon of remembrance, honoring those who were lost, as well as those who worked so hard to get our nation through that terrible trial.

About One Team for the Lights

The events of 9/11 spurred great unity in our nation and this initiative aims to spur unity as well. Upon hearing that the future of Tribute in Light was at risk due to insufficient funding, Sports Media 101 took up the challenge to help MAS in their fundraising campaign for this great memorial.

Sports Media 101 began One Team For the Lights, a charitable initiative to support Tribute In Light at the World Trade Center. The Tribute In Light was started by the Municipal Art Society of New York in 2002 and the tribute has provided the city of New York, as well as the world, a reminder of what we stand for as Americans.

As a sports media network, our material reaches hundreds of thousands, and by combining the resources of the Municipal Art Society with our network, we can ensure that the lights live on.

How Tribute in Light Came to Be

Conceived in the aftermath of the September 11th tragedies, Tribute in Light memorial bringing together the vision and talent of numerous individuals who, shortly after the attacks, independently envisioned two beams of light rising from downtown New York. Tribute in Light was designed by John Bennett, Gustavo Bonevardi, Richard Nash Gould, Julian Laverdiere and Paul Myoda with lighting consultant Paul Marantz. The annual installation and projection is produced by Michael Ahern. Production was orginally funded by the non-profit cultural institutions the Municipal Art Society and Creative Time, with the assistance of Battery Park City Authority. It has since been funded annually by the Municipal Art Society.

About MAS

The Municipal Art Society of New York, founded in 1893, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization that fights for a more livable New York and advocates for intelligent urban planning, design and preservation.