Fox News Plans Multi-City 9/11 25th Anniversary Coverage From Ground Zero, Shanksville and the Pentagon
Fox News will mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with live broadcasts from all three crash sites, anchored across its morning and daytime lineup by Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, Ainsley Earhardt, Lawrence Jones and Martha MacCallum.
Doocy and Kilmeade, both original co-hosts of Fox & Friends since the show launched in 1998, will lead the commemorative coverage. The network's plans, reported by Variety on 3 September 2026, span several days and multiple locations.
On the Thursday before the anniversary, Doocy will broadcast live from Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed after passengers and crew fought back against hijackers. He will also travel to Washington, D.C., to speak with Frank Siller, chairman and CEO of the Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a charity that supports the families of fallen first responders.
On the morning of 11 September itself, Fox & Friends will host its recurring "Breakfast with Friends" segment live from O'Hara's Pub in downtown Manhattan, two blocks from Ground Zero. Kilmeade, Earhardt and Jones will broadcast from the Hyatt House in Jersey City, while Doocy contributes live from the Ground Zero site.
Fox News' America's Newsroom will carry the live reading of the victims' names from the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Martha MacCallum's program The Story will feature an interview with Cardinal Timothy Dolan as part of the anniversary coverage.
On the streaming side, Fox Nation is hosting two themed collections on its platform: "The 25th Anniversary Episodes" and "A 9/11 Story," making past anniversary programming available on demand to subscribers of the service, which is Fox News' direct-to-consumer streaming platform.
The political dimension of the anniversary is also taking shape. President Donald Trump confirmed plans to speak at the Pentagon rather than at Ground Zero, according to Fox News. Vice President JD Vance will travel to New York City for the commemoration.
The 25th anniversary carries an additional resonance this year. Elizabeth Hillman, CEO of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, noted in a July interview with Fox News that the milestone coincides with America's 250th anniversary, placing the attacks in a longer arc of national history.
For the crew of two hundred that a morning show's live remote requires, and for the families who gather at the Memorial each year to hear names read aloud, the coverage is less about the broadcast than about who shows up, and where the cameras are pointed.
