Hall was seriously injured last year while covering the war in Ukraine when the vehicle he was travelling in was hit by gunfire in Horenka, on the outskirts of Kyiv. Beloved Fox News photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed in the attack.
FOX NEWS’ BENJAMIN HALL HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF JOURNALISM IN A POIGNANT SPEECH
Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall will launch a new weekly podcast “Looking for Heroes with Benjamin Hall” on Dec. 4. (Fox News)
He has undergone about 30 surgeries, lost a leg on one side and a foot on the other, and no longer has the function of a hand or an eye. Throughout this painful experience, Hall stressed the importance of journalism and the continuation of its work.
The first episode of “In Search of Heroes with Benjamin Hall” recalls this tragic occasion and the ordinary efforts that helped him recover.
In additional episodes, Hall will highlight heroes who served, adding Rich Fierro, an Army veteran who arrested a gunman who opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs, and Brandonn Mixon, a former Afghanistan war veteran who has a mission to help the homeless. veterans, among others.
FOX NEWS’ BENJAMIN HALL URGES VIEWERS TO ‘NEVER GIVE UP’ IN EMOTIONAL RETURN TO LIVE TV
Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall, who was seriously injured in March 2022 while covering the war in Ukraine, recently received the Kenneth Y Award. Tomlinson for his courageous journalism. (FOX)
Hall recounted his story in “Saved: A War Reporter’s Mission to Make it Home,” published in March and which has become a New York Times bestseller. Earlier this year, Hall read an emotional excerpt from “FOX. “
“If I had the slightest iota of consciousness, it would be a remote sensation of shock waves and the sensation that each and every component of my structure (the bones, the organs, the tendons, my soul) had been expelled from me,” Hall read. “Almost dead, but improbably from that paralyzing nothingness, a figure struck me and I heard a familiar voice, as genuine as anything I’d ever known. ‘Dad, do you want to get out of the car. ‘”
A documentary about Hall’s harrowing adventure aired on Fox News Channel after the book’s release and detailed his extraction from Ukraine and the difficult recovery that followed. Hall said his wife, Alicia, and his three daughters gave him the strength to keep going.
BENJAMIN HALL SURPRISES FOX NEWS COLLEAGUES WITH EMOTIONAL WORDS SIX MONTHS AFTER DEADLY ATTACK IN UKRAINE
Fox News correspondent Benjamin Hall recently returned to Ukraine for the first time since the attack that left him seriously injured in March 2022. He spoke with President Zelensky for an interview aired on the “Special Report with Bret Baier” program.
The beloved Fox News correspondent recently returned to Ukraine for a meeting arranged through Lachlan Murdoch, chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation, where he met with President Volodmyr Zelenskyy.
Upon his return to Ukraine, Hall also met with the military that helped with his evacuation last year. Zelensky awarded Hall the Order of Merit for his “outstanding private contribution to strengthening interstate cooperation and supporting Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. “
“Searching For Heroes with Benjamin Hall” will be available on FOXNewsPodcasts. com or anywhere podcasts are offered. A new episode will air every Sunday afternoon.
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