It is a sad day.
Hey folks,
This broke yesterday on the Sean Hannity Radio Program and is now posted on Alan's Fox News Blog Liberaland
It’s Been A Great 12 Years
November 24th, 2008, 1:34 PM EST
ALAN COLMES TO DEPART TOP RATED HANNITY & COLMES
FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Alan Colmes will relinquish his role as co-host of Hannity & Colmes at the end of the year.
In announcing his decision, Colmes said, “I approached Bill Shine (FNC’s Senior Vice President of Programming) earlier this year about wanting to move on after 12 years to develop new and challenging ways to contribute to the growth of the network. Although it’s bittersweet to leave one of the longest marriages on cable news, I’m proud that both Sean (Hannity) and I remained unharmed after sitting side by side, night after night for so many years.”
Colmes will continue to have a presence on FNC as he will serve as a liberal commentator on a variety of FOX News programming, including Foxnews.com’s The Strategy Room and continue hosting his radio program, The Alan Colmes Show on FOX Talk, a division of FOX News Radio. He will also begin developing a weekend program.
Shine said, “We’re very sorry to see Alan reach this decision but we understand his desire to seek other creative challenges in his career. We value his incredible hard work in making Hannity & Colmes the most successful debate program on cable news and we’re going to miss him on the show. Thankfully, he will begin developing a weekend pilot for us.”
FOX News Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Roger Ailes added, “Alan is one of the key reasons why FOX News has been such a remarkable success. We’re sad to see him leave the program but we look forward to his ongoing contributions to the network.”
Hannity & Colmes is the only FNC program which has remained in the same timeslot for 12 years, catapulting to number one in 2003 and never relinquishing the top spot. The second highest-rated program in cable news behind only The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes averaged 3.3 million viewers nightly for the Nielsen month of October and is poised to mark 60 consecutive months at number one at the end of November.
Hannity added, “Not only has Alan been a remarkable co-host, he’s been a great friend which is rare in this industry - I’ll genuinely miss sparring with such a skillful debate partner.”
Throughout his 12 year tenure on Hannity & Colmes, Colmes has interviewed numerous key political figures, including: President Elect Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), DNC Chairman Howard Dean and former Vice President Al Gore.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. For nearly seven years, FNC has been the most watched cable news channel in the nation. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 90 million homes.
So Alan is out. Now I know I know, I have heard all the rumors, and the conspiracy theories. Some even sound like they consist of plausible logic. But I'm not ready to jump on board yet.
I really am upset that Alan is going. Hannity will most likely find a replacement and the show will go on. Perhaps former Mayor Koch? Maybe someone like, WAIT!!! I got it. I doubt it. But I got the PERFECT substitute. No one could EVER replace Colmes. But this guy would most DEFINITELY bring in ratings. Imagine this, Hannity and Carville. Yup, James Carville. I would actually watch THAT every night. I know, it's just a dream. But MAN, would THAT be a great show.
I will NEVER agree with Alan on, well, just about ANYTHING, but he is not loon. He can reason, even if he has Liberal tendencies. {Smile} Even if he just doesn't think for himself from time to time, he is still a good guy. It really was a great 12 years.
Good luck to you Alan Colmes, with whatever you chose to do in the future. I wish you nothing but the best.
Peter
Sources:
Alan Colmes Blog
Hey folks,
This broke yesterday on the Sean Hannity Radio Program and is now posted on Alan's Fox News Blog LiberalandIt’s Been A Great 12 Years
November 24th, 2008, 1:34 PM EST
ALAN COLMES TO DEPART TOP RATED HANNITY & COLMES
FOX News Channel’s (FNC) Alan Colmes will relinquish his role as co-host of Hannity & Colmes at the end of the year.
In announcing his decision, Colmes said, “I approached Bill Shine (FNC’s Senior Vice President of Programming) earlier this year about wanting to move on after 12 years to develop new and challenging ways to contribute to the growth of the network. Although it’s bittersweet to leave one of the longest marriages on cable news, I’m proud that both Sean (Hannity) and I remained unharmed after sitting side by side, night after night for so many years.”
Colmes will continue to have a presence on FNC as he will serve as a liberal commentator on a variety of FOX News programming, including Foxnews.com’s The Strategy Room and continue hosting his radio program, The Alan Colmes Show on FOX Talk, a division of FOX News Radio. He will also begin developing a weekend program.
Shine said, “We’re very sorry to see Alan reach this decision but we understand his desire to seek other creative challenges in his career. We value his incredible hard work in making Hannity & Colmes the most successful debate program on cable news and we’re going to miss him on the show. Thankfully, he will begin developing a weekend pilot for us.”
FOX News Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Roger Ailes added, “Alan is one of the key reasons why FOX News has been such a remarkable success. We’re sad to see him leave the program but we look forward to his ongoing contributions to the network.”
Hannity & Colmes is the only FNC program which has remained in the same timeslot for 12 years, catapulting to number one in 2003 and never relinquishing the top spot. The second highest-rated program in cable news behind only The O’Reilly Factor, Hannity & Colmes averaged 3.3 million viewers nightly for the Nielsen month of October and is poised to mark 60 consecutive months at number one at the end of November.
Hannity added, “Not only has Alan been a remarkable co-host, he’s been a great friend which is rare in this industry - I’ll genuinely miss sparring with such a skillful debate partner.”
Throughout his 12 year tenure on Hannity & Colmes, Colmes has interviewed numerous key political figures, including: President Elect Barack Obama, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), DNC Chairman Howard Dean and former Vice President Al Gore.
FOX News Channel (FNC) is a 24-hour general news service covering breaking news as well as political, entertainment and business news. For nearly seven years, FNC has been the most watched cable news channel in the nation. Owned by News Corp., FNC is available in more than 90 million homes.
So Alan is out. Now I know I know, I have heard all the rumors, and the conspiracy theories. Some even sound like they consist of plausible logic. But I'm not ready to jump on board yet.
I really am upset that Alan is going. Hannity will most likely find a replacement and the show will go on. Perhaps former Mayor Koch? Maybe someone like, WAIT!!! I got it. I doubt it. But I got the PERFECT substitute. No one could EVER replace Colmes. But this guy would most DEFINITELY bring in ratings. Imagine this, Hannity and Carville. Yup, James Carville. I would actually watch THAT every night. I know, it's just a dream. But MAN, would THAT be a great show.I will NEVER agree with Alan on, well, just about ANYTHING, but he is not loon. He can reason, even if he has Liberal tendencies. {Smile} Even if he just doesn't think for himself from time to time, he is still a good guy. It really was a great 12 years.
Good luck to you Alan Colmes, with whatever you chose to do in the future. I wish you nothing but the best.
Peter
Sources:
Alan Colmes Blog
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