Fox Sports has some big plans for Pearl Harbor Day. In an effort to honor the 75th anniversary of the infamous day back on December 7th, 1941, the network will shift over to Pearl Harbor and call the iconic location home between December 4th and December 7th. The plan is to use sports as a backdrop while honoring the United States military and providing historical information.
Fox Sports President and COO Eric Shanks commented on the tribute:
“Fox Sports is honored to call Pearl Harbor home during this year’s commemoration, an extremely fitting location to show our respect to the men and women of our nation’s armed forces, past and present. We appreciate the military’s cooperation with this endeavor, and we hope to return to Pearl Harbor in 2016 to pay solemn tribute on the 75th Anniversary.”
It’ll be interesting to see how Fox treads the fine line between honoring an important day in U.S. history and balancing that with the daily sports conversation. It seems like an odd fit to be quite honest. We’ll have to wait and see what Fox has in store for the day, but for now we’re hoping their broadcast from Pearl Harbor is one that strikes a respectful chord.
