Ainsley Earhardt is part of Fox & Friends’ live Fourth of July broadcast from Bethpage’s Embassy Diner, a special weekend edition tied to America’s 250th anniversary. The segment will run from 6 to 10 a.m. and puts the diner’s patriotic display in front of viewers and patrons at the same time.
Embassy Diner on Fourth of July
Owner Gus Tsiorvas said the diner was chosen because of its decorations and atmosphere. He said, “If you come to the diner now, it's all decked out for you,” and added, “It's all in American flags all over the place, inside and out.”
Tsiorvas also said, “We are America's most patriotic diner,” and described the setting as one Fox chose from a wider set of options. “And Fox decided to do it here. That just shows that all over the country, they had a choice and they chose here.”
Carley Shimkus at 6 to 10 a.m.
Carley Shimkus, the Fox & Friends First cohost, will host the live segment and interview diner patrons celebrating Independence Day. The schedule gives the broadcast a defined window, and it turns the diner into a live setting rather than a taped backdrop.
The broadcast follows a live segment from the diner in April 2025 that featured numerous politicians and law-enforcement personnel. That earlier appearance shows the location has already been used for live programming before the July Fourth plan.
Gus Tsiorvas and the diner
Tsiorvas bought the diner in April 2022 from George Maliangos, who founded it in 1962. He said, “I'm very patriotic,” and added, “All of my siblings are first responders; we are a first responder diner.”
He tied that identity to the holiday crowd he hopes to see. “I want it to be one big, huge party because I want everyone to celebrate America together,” he said. Tsiorvas also said, “There's so many things that divide us nowadays, that the love of our country should be the one thing that unites us always.”
For diners and viewers, the practical point is simple: the morning show will be live from the Embassy Diner on Fourth of July, and the broadcast is built around the crowd and the setting. The unanswered piece is how many patrons and visitors will fit into that live holiday scene.
