NEW YORK – October 17, 2024 — FOX News Channel’s signature morning show FOX & Friends (6-9 AM/ET) will showcase Lawrence Jones’ barbershop series with stops in Detroit, New York and Atlanta. The series, which started at Larry’s Barber Maximus and Infinite Styles Barbershop in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, features Jones as he visits barbershops across the country to discuss the major issues impacting the Black community and what is driving votes this election season. Based off the popular “Breakfast with Friends” series, the second installment kicked off this morning at Executive Cuts in Detroit. The next stop at Knockout Barbershop in The Bronx will feature an interview with former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump airing Monday, October 21st while the final stop will include Jones at the Fadeologist 3 barbershop in Atlanta on October 23rd.
Trump will also appear on FOX & Friends on Friday morning (October 18). During the live, on-set interview with co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Jones, Trump will discuss the 79th Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner from the previous evening among other topics. FOX & Friends has offered the Harris campaign the same two opportunities for an interview either in-studio with the show’s co-hosts or with Lawrence Jones in a local barbershop of their choosing on the campaign trail.
FOX & Friends is FNC’s flagship morning franchise featuring co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Brian Kilmeade and Lawrence Jones. Every weekday morning from 6-9 AM/ET, the show highlights the latest in news, weather, sports and entertainment with a casual and spontaneous discourse and has been the most watched morning program in cable news for 22 years.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour all-encompassing news service and has been the number one network in basic cable for the last eight years and the most-watched television news channel for more than 22 consecutive years, currently attracting nearly 50% of the cable news viewing audience according to Nielsen Media Research. Notably, Nielsen/MRI Fusion has consistently shown FNC to be the network of choice for more Democrat and Independent viewers, with the most politically diverse audience in cable news. Additionally, a 2023 New York Times/Siena College poll found FNC as the leading single source of news for voters across the country. Owned by Fox Corporation, FNC is available in nearly 70 million homes and dominates the cable news landscape, routinely notching the top 10 programs in the genre.
