Sean Hannity replaces Pete Hegseth as host of the Patriot Awards on FOX Nation

Streaming platform FOX Nation had to find a new host for the Patriot Awards after Pete Hegseth left the company. Sean Hannity will step into the role.

Hegseth left Fox News earlier this month after Donald Trump named him as his nominee for secretary of defense in his new administration.

Sean Hannity has been chosen to host the awards ceremony on Thursday, December 5 at the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York. The Patriot Awards will be streamed live at 8:00 PM ET that evening. An additional presentation airing on Fox News on Sunday, December 8 at 10 p.m. ET.

Hannity won’t be the only big name appearing on FOX Nation cases. Will Cain, Rachel Campos-Duffy, Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, Harris Faulkner, Bill Hemmer, Abby Hornacek, Lydia Hu, Laura Ingraham, Johnny Joey Jones, Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade, Martha MacCallum, Dana Perino, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Jesse Watters and others will all perform at the ceremony.

The December event will mark the sixth annual iteration of the Patriot Awards.