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Fox News announces 25th anniversary programming for September 11 attacks

Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade, who covered the tragedy in 2001, will lead special on-site broadcasts across New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

The short version

  • Fox News Channel will broadcast extensive special coverage marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
  • Veteran morning anchors Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade, who both reported during the 2001 attacks, will host broadcasts from key memorial locations.
  • Programming will span the channel's slate, including the live reading of victims' names and interviews across Fox News, Fox Business, and Fox Nation.

Key facts

  • Steve Doocy will broadcast from Manhattan's O'Hara's Pub, Washington, D.C., Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and Ground Zero as part of anniversary programming.[Variety]
  • Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt, and Lawrence Jones will host 'Fox & Friends' live from Jersey City overlooking the New York City skyline on September 11.[Variety]
  • 'America's Newsroom' is scheduled to air the live reading of victims' names from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.[Variety]
  • Fox Business Network's Liz Claman will conduct interviews with Cantor Fitzgerald leadership and Silverstein Properties CEO Larry Silverstein.[Variety]
  • Fox Nation will release two original documentary specials evaluating the impact of the attacks 25 years later.[Variety]

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