FOX News Media announced Thursday it will provide comprehensive multiplatform coverage to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The network's programming will feature live reports from key locations, including Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Leading up to and on the anniversary, FOX News personalities and correspondents will deliver commemorative packages and interviews. "FOX & Friends" is scheduled to broadcast live from multiple sites during the week of September 7. Co-host Steve Doocy will host "Breakfast with Friends" from O’Hara’s Pub near Ground Zero and will later speak with Tunnel to Towers Foundation Chairman and CEO Frank Siller from Washington, D.C. Siller is the brother of Stephen Siller, who died during the 9/11 attacks, and has authored the memoir "Let Us Do Good" in his honor. Doocy will also broadcast live from Shanksville, the site of United Airlines Flight 93's crash, on September 12.
On September 13, "FOX & Friends" co-hosts Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt, and Lawrence Jones will broadcast live from Jersey City, with Doocy contributing from Ground Zero. "America’s Newsroom" co-anchors Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino will broadcast from Brookfield Place overlooking the World Trade Center campus. The program is expected to air the reading of victims’ names from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Additional programs such as "The Faulkner Focus," "Outnumbered," "America Reports," and "The Will Cain Show" will feature special segments and interviews related to 9/11. Martha MacCallum's "The Story" will broadcast live from Jersey City and include interviews with Cardinal Timothy Dolan and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch.
Senior correspondent Eric Shawn, who reported from Ground Zero on 9/11, will provide live reporting from downtown Manhattan. Correspondent Alexis McAdams will report from Shanksville, while Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin will report from the Pentagon, and Senior White House Correspondent Peter Doocy will be stationed at the White House.
On the Fox Business Network, "The Claman Countdown" will honor the 658 Cantor Fitzgerald employees lost in the attacks on September 10. The following day, anchor Liz Claman will feature an interview with Silverstein Properties CEO Larry Silverstein, who was involved in rebuilding the World Trade Center.
FOX News Digital plans to publish retrospective and feature stories focusing on survivors, first responders, victims' families, and those continuing the legacy of 9/11. The digital platform will also offer day-of coverage of the commemorations, including livestreams from Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and Shanksville. Interviews with National September 11 Memorial & Museum CEO Elizabeth L. Hillman and former Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill are also planned, along with a photo retrospective titled "Never Forget."
FOX Nation will debut two specials: "Paul Mauro’s Notes from Ground Zero" on September 4, featuring former NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro returning to Ground Zero, and "Born on 9/11: 25 Years with Harris Faulkner" on September 8, which explores the lives of individuals born on September 11, 2001. FOX Nation will also livestream the official ceremonies from New York City and the Pentagon.
FOX News Audio and FOX News Podcasts will present an eight-part documentary series, "FOX News Rewind: 9/11," featuring various Fox News personalities. "The Brian Kilmeade Show" on YouTube will offer notable 9/11 interviews and an anniversary special reflecting on America's evolution over the past 25 years.