| Hannity | |
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| Genre | Political program |
| Presented by | Sean Hannity |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Camera setup | Presumably multi-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Fox News Channel |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original run | January 12, 2009 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Hannity is a television show on the Fox News network, a replacement to the long-running show Hannity & Colmes. It is hosted by conservative political pundit Sean Hannity.
Following the announcement on November 25, 2008 that Alan Colmes would leave the show,[1] it was decided that the show would simply be entitled Hannity.[2]
On the rationale for the new program, Fox News Senior Vice President Bill Shine has stated:
| “ | Sean is one of the top television and radio personalities in the business and we're excited to be working with him on this venture. When Alan Colmes left us with a void last month, we decided to build a new program utilizing Sean's signature talents rather than take on the monumental task of replacing someone as exceptional as Alan and attempting to rebuild a rare chemistry that is unlikely to ever be matched in cable television again.[2] | ” |
The show's format consists of Hannity interviewing guests and providing his own commentary. The show's other features include the "Hate Hannity Hotline", a segment in which the host airs and reacts to the recorded telephone messages of viewers who dislike him or disagree with him.
The first guest on Hannity was former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Hannity featured an exclusive interview with Don Imus during his premiere week. During the second week, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh appeared in an exclusive two-part interview about the future of the conservative movement and the newly inaugurated President Barack Obama.
Controversy
The factual accuracy of multiple statements and video used by Hannity have been refuted by media watchdog groups and major media outlets:
On June 18, 2009, when discussing the government’s “Cash for Clunkers” program that gave financial incentives to consumers who traded in older vehicles for new, fuel efficient ones, Hannity said "..all we've got to do is ... go to a local junkyard, all you've got to do is tow it to your house. And you're going to get $4,500.” The nonpartisan Politifact watchdog group called that claim false because the program as proposed and passed, required that the vehicle must be in "drivable condition" and the trade-in had to have been "continuously insured consistent with the applicable state law and registered to the same owner for a period of not less than one year immediately prior to such trade-in." [3]
In November 2009, Hannity ran two-month-old footage from a major September tea party protest in Washington to depict a much smaller Washington protest on November 5th. Jon Stewart lampooned Hannity for doing so on The Daily Show the following evening. Subsequently, Hannity issued on an on-air apology to Stewart for the "inadvertent mistake."[4]
References
- ^ Brian Stelter (2008-11-25). "One Half of ‘Hannity & Colmes’ Is Leaving". The New York Times. http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/24/one-half-of-hannity-colmes-is-leaving/. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ a b "Breaking: Hannity To Premiere January 12". Media Bistro. 2008-12-11. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/breaking_hannity_to_premiere_january_12_103145.asp. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jun/22/sean-hannity/hannity-claims-loophole-cash-clunkers-program-woul/ Politifact, 22 June 2009
- ^ http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2009/11/jon_stewart_catches_sean_hanni.html National Public Radio, Jon Stewart catches Hannity using Glen Beck protest video
| Preceded by The O'Reilly Factor |
Fox News Channel Weekday Lineup 9:00 PM –10:00 PM |
Succeeded by On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren |
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