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{{Infobox Person| name = Sean Hannity| image = Seanhannitykingofprussia.JPG| image_size = 220px| caption = Sean Hannity at King of Prussia Mall (2004)| birth_name =| birth_date = || birth_place = New York City,
New York| other_names =| known_for = [Pundit (expert)| education = High School Diploma, Honorary Doctorate from
Liberty University, [Fox News Channel, [Pundit (expert) & Author| boards =| religion = [Roman Catholic, [1961, in
New York City,
New York) is an Irish American,
American conservatism talk radio host (
The Sean Hannity Show), co-host of
Fox News Channel's program
Hannity & Colmes, host of the Fox News weekend program
Hannity's America, and author of two books.
Early life
Hannity is the son of Hugh J. and Lillian F. Hannity. His paternal grandparents and his maternal grandparents immigrated from Ireland. He has two sisters, Joanne S. Hannity and Therese Grisham (Hannity). He grew up in
Franklin Square, New York, New York. During the late 1980s, Hannity worked in construction in
Santa Barbara, California, and also as a
bartender. He has lived in Roswell, Georgia; Athens, Alabama; Lloyd Harbor, New York; and Santa Barbara, California. He married Jill Rhodes, a columnist for
The Huntsville Times, on
January 9,
1993. They have two children, Patrick and Merri Kelly Hannity.
Education
Hannity attended
St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale, New York in
Long Island, graduating in 1980 with a high school diploma. He dropped out of
New York University because of financial issues, and decided to pursue a radio career. He received an honorary doctorate from Liberty University in 2005. Inspirational speeches given at 2 college graduations Sean Hannity Biography "Conservative voice box Hannity gets more talk time"
Professional life
Sean Hannity is currently a nationally syndicated radio talk show host broadcasting from
Flagship (radio) WABC (AM) in
New York City, co-host of
Hannity & Colmes, a Fox News political debate program, and host of
Hannity's America, also on Fox News.
Hannity hosted his first talk radio show in 1989 at the volunteer college station at
UC Santa Barbara, KCSB-FM. The show aired for 40 hours of air time Sean Hannity's bio and, according to Hannity, he was terrible. CBS: 'Hannitization' Of America Hannity's weekly show was cancelled when KCSB management charged him with "discriminating against gays and lesbians" after two shows featuring the book
The AIDS Coverup: The Real and Alarming Facts about AIDS by Gene Antonio. The station reversed its decision to dismiss Hannity due in part to a campaign conducted by the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Hannity decided against returning to KCSB.http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1158
After leaving KCSB, Hannity placed an ad in radio publications presenting himself as "the most talked about college radio host in America," and
WVNN in
Athens, Alabama (part of the
Huntsville, Alabama market) hired him to be the afternoon talk show host. From Huntsville, he moved to WGST in
Atlanta, Georgia, filling the slot vacated by Neal Boortz, who had moved to competing station
WSB. In September 1996
Roger Ailes, founder of the
Fox News Channel, hired the then relatively unknown Hannity to co-host the television program
Hannity & Colmes with Alan Colmes.
Hannity's radio and television shows draw praise from conservative politicians: "He has a great personality, and the tone counts for a lot," said
Texas Sen.
John Cornyn. "He's willing to ask questions and challenge the assumptions that many in the mainstream news media are not." HARD HITTER: Angry man Hannity a big draw at the Garden.
Houston Chronicle. Sept. 2, 2004 He also has been vocally critical of and has drawn criticism from progressive and liberal groups such as the progressive media watchdog group
Media Matters for America which has stated that some of the remarks Hannity has made on his television and radio shows have been incorrect. Media Matters for America
Radio
Hannity's radio program is a conservative political talk show focusing on current issues and politicians.
The
Sean Hannity Show began national syndication September 10, 2001 on over 500 stations nationwide. As of spring 2006, the program is heard by over 12.5 million listeners a week. TALKERS Magazine: The top talk radio audiences In 2004, Hannity signed a $25 million five-year contract extension with ABC Radio to continue the show through 2009. The program was made available via American Forces Network in 2006. In June 2007 ABC Radio and Radio Networks was sold to Citadel Communications.
Hannity and Colmes
Hannity is a host of
Hannity & Colmes, an American political debate television program on the Fox News Channel featuring Hannity and Alan Colmes as co-hosts. Hannity presents the conservative point of view with Colmes providing the liberal viewpoint. Hannity has had on air clashes with show guests such as Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer of
Human Life International who challenged Hannity on his public dissent from the
Catholic Church on the issue of
contraception. McCain, Robert Stacy "Hannity at Odds with Catholic Doctrine"
Washington Times, March 14, 2007
Freedom Concerts
Hannity has organized and sponsored Country-Western Music themed "Freedom Concerts" since 2003 to raise funds for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, a charity created by Oliver North to provide college scholarships to children with a parent severely disabled or killed in military action. The concerts have been supported by artists such as
Martina McBride,
Lee Greenwood, LeAnn Rimes, Montgomery Gentry, Darryl Worley, Charlie Daniels, and
Michael W. Smith.
The Freedom Concerts were held annually in the Northern Star Arena at the Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement Park in Jackson, New Jersey through 2006. In 2007, the annual concert was expanded to a summer series held at locations across the USA, culminating with the September 11th event at Great Adventure marking the 6th anniversary of the
September 11, 2001 attacks.Cotter, Kelly-Jane. 11, 2001 attacks "LET FREEDOM SING",
Asbury Park Press, September 7, 2007.
Speakers at the Sept 11, 2007 concert included Oliver North, Newt Gingrich, Republican Presidential candidate Rudy Guliani and several conservative talk show hosts from WABC Radio.
Clear Channel
In January of 2007 Clear Channel Communications signed a groupwide 3 year extension with Sean Hannity on over 80 stations. The largest stations in the group deal included KTRH Houston,
KFYI Phoenix,
WPGB Pittsburgh, WKRC Cincinnati, WOOD-AM Grand Rapids, WFLA Tampa, WOAI San Antonio,
WLAC Nashville,
WREC Memphis and WTVN Columbus, OH.Coyle, Sanda. "Clear Channel Radio Renews Sean Hannity Through 2010",
Clear Channel Radio, September 28, 2006.
Hannity's America
In January 2007, Hannity began a new Sunday night television show on Fox News Channel called
Hannity's America. The show is on Sundays at 9:00pm (Eastern).
Film
In the 2005 documentary film
This Divided State, Hannity is shown speaking to the students of Utah Valley State College and members of the surrounding community. Hannity also appeared as a newscaster in the 1998 thriller
The Siege.
Fundraiser
On Aug. 9, 2007, in Cincinnati, Hannity hosted a $250.00 a head fundraiser for 2008 presidential candidate Rudy Giulianihttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/08/19/2007-08-19_giulianis_foxy_pal_cash_flap.html
Hannidate
Since 2005, Hannity has run a dating service on his website, called "Hannidate," matching conservative or Republican Party (United States)-leaning singles. The stated purpose of Hannidate is to create a "place where people of like conservative minds can come together to meet." Hannidate website Concord Monitor, 12/4/06. "Hannity's other side comes out on web: Fox News host fosters gay male hookups"
Bibliography
- Hannity, Sean (2004). Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism, ReganBooks, ISBN 0-06-058251-0.
- Hannity, Sean (2002). Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty Against Liberalism, ReganBooks, ISBN 0-06-051455-8.
Books and Columnists Critical of Hannity
Al Franken's book
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them includes a chapter of criticism on Hannity.
Frank Rich, an opinion columnist for the
New York Times criticized Hannity and Dick Morris for using the American flag on their book covers, saying they "use the Stars and Stripes as a merchandising tool for their own self-aggrandizingly patriotic screeds cashing in on their TV celebrity." Had Enough Of the Flag Yet?
See Also
References
External links
- Sean Hannity's official website
- Sean Hannity's biography (Fox News)
- Sean Hannity profiled by Media Matters for America
- List of radio stations streaming the Sean Hannity Show
- Sean Hannity's bio and title list (Official Publisher Web Page)
{{Infobox Person| name = Sean Hannity| image = Seanhannitykingofprussia.JPG| image_size = 220px| caption = Sean Hannity at King of Prussia Mall (2004)| birth_name =| birth_date = || birth_place = New York City,
New York| other_names =| known_for = [Pundit (expert)| education = High School Diploma, Honorary Doctorate from
Liberty University, [Fox News Channel, [Pundit (expert) & Author| boards =| religion = [Roman Catholic, [1961, in
New York City,
New York) is an Irish American, American conservatism
talk radio host (The Sean Hannity Show), co-host of
Fox News Channel's program
Hannity & Colmes, host of the Fox News weekend program
Hannity's America, and author of two books.
Early life
Hannity is the son of Hugh J. and Lillian F. Hannity. His paternal grandparents and his maternal grandparents immigrated from
Ireland. He has two sisters, Joanne S. Hannity and Therese Grisham (Hannity). He grew up in
Franklin Square, New York,
New York. During the late 1980s, Hannity worked in construction in
Santa Barbara, California, and also as a
bartender. He has lived in Roswell, Georgia;
Athens, Alabama;
Lloyd Harbor, New York; and Santa Barbara, California. He married Jill Rhodes, a columnist for
The Huntsville Times, on January 9,
1993. They have two children, Patrick and Merri Kelly Hannity.
Education
Hannity attended
St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in
Uniondale, New York in
Long Island, graduating in 1980 with a high school diploma. He dropped out of New York University because of financial issues, and decided to pursue a radio career. He received an honorary doctorate from
Liberty University in 2005. Inspirational speeches given at 2 college graduations Sean Hannity Biography "Conservative voice box Hannity gets more talk time"
Professional life
Sean Hannity is currently a nationally syndicated radio talk show host broadcasting from
Flagship (radio) WABC (AM) in New York City, co-host of
Hannity & Colmes, a
Fox News political debate program, and host of
Hannity's America, also on Fox News.
Hannity hosted his first talk radio show in 1989 at the volunteer college station at
UC Santa Barbara, KCSB-FM. The show aired for 40 hours of air time Sean Hannity's bio and, according to Hannity, he was terrible. CBS: 'Hannitization' Of America Hannity's weekly show was cancelled when KCSB management charged him with "discriminating against gays and lesbians" after two shows featuring the book
The AIDS Coverup: The Real and Alarming Facts about AIDS by Gene Antonio. The station reversed its decision to dismiss Hannity due in part to a campaign conducted by the Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Hannity decided against returning to KCSB.http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1158
After leaving KCSB, Hannity placed an ad in radio publications presenting himself as "the most talked about college radio host in America," and WVNN in Athens, Alabama (part of the Huntsville, Alabama market) hired him to be the afternoon talk show host. From Huntsville, he moved to
WGST in Atlanta, Georgia, filling the slot vacated by Neal Boortz, who had moved to competing station
WSB. In September 1996
Roger Ailes, founder of the
Fox News Channel, hired the then relatively unknown Hannity to co-host the television program
Hannity & Colmes with Alan Colmes.
Hannity's radio and television shows draw praise from conservative politicians: "He has a great personality, and the tone counts for a lot," said
Texas Sen. John Cornyn. "He's willing to ask questions and challenge the assumptions that many in the mainstream news media are not." HARD HITTER: Angry man Hannity a big draw at the Garden.
Houston Chronicle. Sept. 2, 2004 He also has been vocally critical of and has drawn criticism from progressive and liberal groups such as the progressive media watchdog group Media Matters for America which has stated that some of the remarks Hannity has made on his television and radio shows have been incorrect. Media Matters for America
Radio
Hannity's radio program is a conservative political talk show focusing on current issues and politicians.
The
Sean Hannity Show began national syndication September 10, 2001 on over 500 stations nationwide. As of spring 2006, the program is heard by over 12.5 million listeners a week. TALKERS Magazine: The top talk radio audiences In 2004, Hannity signed a $25 million five-year contract extension with ABC Radio to continue the show through 2009. The program was made available via
American Forces Network in 2006. In June 2007 ABC Radio and Radio Networks was sold to Citadel Communications.
Hannity and Colmes
Hannity is a host of
Hannity & Colmes, an American political debate television program on the Fox News Channel featuring Hannity and
Alan Colmes as co-hosts. Hannity presents the conservative point of view with Colmes providing the liberal viewpoint. Hannity has had on air clashes with show guests such as
Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer of
Human Life International who challenged Hannity on his public dissent from the
Catholic Church on the issue of
contraception. McCain, Robert Stacy "Hannity at Odds with Catholic Doctrine"
Washington Times, March 14, 2007
Freedom Concerts
Hannity has organized and sponsored Country-Western Music themed "Freedom Concerts" since 2003 to raise funds for the Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund, a charity created by
Oliver North to provide college scholarships to children with a parent severely disabled or killed in military action. The concerts have been supported by artists such as
Martina McBride, Lee Greenwood, LeAnn Rimes,
Montgomery Gentry,
Darryl Worley,
Charlie Daniels, and
Michael W. Smith.
The Freedom Concerts were held annually in the Northern Star Arena at the Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement Park in Jackson, New Jersey through 2006. In 2007, the annual concert was expanded to a summer series held at locations across the USA, culminating with the September 11th event at Great Adventure marking the 6th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.Cotter, Kelly-Jane. 11, 2001 attacks "LET FREEDOM SING",
Asbury Park Press, September 7, 2007.
Speakers at the Sept 11, 2007 concert included
Oliver North, Newt Gingrich, Republican Presidential candidate
Rudy Guliani and several conservative talk show hosts from WABC Radio.
Clear Channel
In January of 2007 Clear Channel Communications signed a groupwide 3 year extension with Sean Hannity on over 80 stations. The largest stations in the group deal included
KTRH Houston,
KFYI Phoenix, WPGB Pittsburgh, WKRC Cincinnati, WOOD-AM Grand Rapids,
WFLA Tampa, WOAI San Antonio, WLAC Nashville,
WREC Memphis and
WTVN Columbus, OH.Coyle, Sanda. "Clear Channel Radio Renews Sean Hannity Through 2010",
Clear Channel Radio, September 28, 2006.
Hannity's America
In January 2007, Hannity began a new Sunday night television show on Fox News Channel called
Hannity's America. The show is on Sundays at 9:00pm (Eastern).
Film
In the 2005 documentary film
This Divided State, Hannity is shown speaking to the students of Utah Valley State College and members of the surrounding community. Hannity also appeared as a newscaster in the 1998 thriller
The Siege.
Fundraiser
On Aug. 9, 2007, in Cincinnati, Hannity hosted a $250.00 a head fundraiser for 2008 presidential candidate Rudy Giulianihttp://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/2007/08/19/2007-08-19_giulianis_foxy_pal_cash_flap.html
Hannidate
Since 2005, Hannity has run a dating service on his website, called "Hannidate," matching conservative or Republican Party (United States)-leaning singles. The stated purpose of Hannidate is to create a "place where people of like conservative minds can come together to meet." Hannidate website Concord Monitor, 12/4/06. "Hannity's other side comes out on web: Fox News host fosters gay male hookups"
Bibliography
- Hannity, Sean (2004). Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism, ReganBooks, ISBN 0-06-058251-0.
- Hannity, Sean (2002). Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty Against Liberalism, ReganBooks, ISBN 0-06-051455-8.
Books and Columnists Critical of Hannity
Al Franken's book
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them includes a chapter of criticism on Hannity. Frank Rich, an opinion columnist for the
New York Times criticized Hannity and
Dick Morris for using the American flag on their book covers, saying they "use the Stars and Stripes as a merchandising tool for their own self-aggrandizingly patriotic screeds cashing in on their TV celebrity." Had Enough Of the Flag Yet?
See Also
References
External links
- Sean Hannity's official website
- Sean Hannity's biography (Fox News)
- Sean Hannity profiled by Media Matters for America
- List of radio stations streaming the Sean Hannity Show
- Sean Hannity's bio and title list (Official Publisher Web Page)
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