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While Colmes describes himself as a [[liberalism|liberal]] and his Fox News biography describes him as "a hard-hitting liberal," he has sometimes been referred to disparagingly as a "[[Democrat In Name Only#Fox News liberal|Fox News liberal]]"<ref>[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1158 ''An Aggressive Conservative vs. a Liberal to be Determined''] By Steve Rendall</ref> and less telegenic than Hannity.<ref>Cohen, Jeff. ''Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media''. 2006, page 54-5</ref> [[Al Franken]] printed Colmes' name in smaller [[font]] than the other text in his book ''[[Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them]]''. However, Colmes has also drawn praise from [[progressive]] political [[bloggers]] for his questioning of conservative guests.<ref>[http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/11/09/more-wily-than-willey-alan-colmes-rips-dissembling-clinton-accuser-to-shreds/ Crooks and Liars » More Wily than Willey, Alan Colmes Rips Dissembling Clinton Accuser to Shreds<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.newshounds.us/2007/09/22/in_unfair_unbalanced_discussion_about_moveon_colmes_excels.php News Hounds: In Unfair, Unbalanced Discussion About MoveOn, Colmes Excels<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also, Colmes is considerably more aggressive in his liberal views on his radio show. |
While Colmes describes himself as a [[liberalism|liberal]] and his Fox News biography describes him as "a hard-hitting liberal," he has sometimes been referred to disparagingly as a "[[Democrat In Name Only#Fox News liberal|Fox News liberal]]"<ref>[http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1158 ''An Aggressive Conservative vs. a Liberal to be Determined''] By Steve Rendall</ref> and less telegenic than Hannity.<ref>Cohen, Jeff. ''Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media''. 2006, page 54-5</ref> [[Al Franken]] printed Colmes' name in smaller [[font]] than the other text in his book ''[[Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them]]''. However, Colmes has also drawn praise from [[progressive]] political [[bloggers]] for his questioning of conservative guests.<ref>[http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/11/09/more-wily-than-willey-alan-colmes-rips-dissembling-clinton-accuser-to-shreds/ Crooks and Liars » More Wily than Willey, Alan Colmes Rips Dissembling Clinton Accuser to Shreds<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.newshounds.us/2007/09/22/in_unfair_unbalanced_discussion_about_moveon_colmes_excels.php News Hounds: In Unfair, Unbalanced Discussion About MoveOn, Colmes Excels<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Also, Colmes is considerably more aggressive in his liberal views on his radio show and his books. |
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[[Bob Garfield]], interviewing Colmes for ''[[On the Media]]'', asked him if he were "the human [[straw man]]" and a "foil" rather than an equal of Hannity. Colmes replied that if the conservative members of the audience saw him that way, that was "their problem," and said "It's more fun for me to be in a situation like this [where much of the audience disagrees with him] than to preach to the choir."<ref>No Liberal Limbaughs-[http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_011003_liberal.html onthemedia.org]</ref> |
[[Bob Garfield]], interviewing Colmes for ''[[On the Media]]'', asked him if he were "the human [[straw man]]" and a "foil" rather than an equal of Hannity. Colmes replied that if the conservative members of the audience saw him that way, that was "their problem," and said "It's more fun for me to be in a situation like this [where much of the audience disagrees with him] than to preach to the choir."<ref>No Liberal Limbaughs-[http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/transcripts_011003_liberal.html onthemedia.org]</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:19, 28 May 2008
Alan Samuel Colmes | |
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| Born | September 24, 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Hofstra University |
| Occupation(s) | Television personality/host, Talk radio host & Author |
| Employer | Fox News Channel |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dr. Jocelyn Elise Crowley |
| Website | Alan.com |
Alan Colmes (born September 24 1950) is an American radio/television host and liberal political commentator. He is best known as a co-host on Fox News Channel's political debate program Hannity & Colmes. Colmes also hosts the nationally-syndicated radio show The Alan Colmes Show on Fox News Radio.
Early life and education
Colmes is a graduate of Hofstra University. He is married to Dr. Jocelyn Crowley, an associate professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, where she is also affiliated with the Department of Women’s Studies. She is the sister of Monica Crowley, an occasional replacement host as Colmes' conservative foil on Hannity and Colmes.
Career
Colmes began his career in stand-up comedy[1]. He developed his radio career in the Northeast, eventually working at stations like WABC, WNBC, WHN and WEVD in New York and WZLX in Boston.
He is syndicated nationally, starting with his involvement with Daynet, a venture created by Colmes and other regional radio hosts. Daynet was sold to Major Networks Inc in 1994. Colmes kept his own show, which is now distributed by Fox News Radio.[2] His radio career took off when WABC hired him for the morning drive time slot, billed as "W. Alan B. Colmes", as in the station's call sign. When WNBC let its staff go 1988, Colmes was the final radio personality to sign off, doing so with the words: "I'm Alan Colmes. Thank you, God bless you, and for the last time, this is 66 WNBC." He was well-known in New York City when he was hired by Fox News CEO Roger Ailes in 1996. Since then, he has been the co-host of Hannity and Colmes, beginning with the Fox News Channel launch on October 6, 1996.
Colmes has written one book, Red, White & Liberal: How Left is Right and Right is Wrong (ISBN 0-06-056297-8) which was published in October 2003. Colmes says that, despite their philosophical and ideological differences, his relationship with Hannity is a warm one, and that the reason for the success of Hannity & Colmes is "because of our differences, not in spite of them."[citation needed]
Criticisms
While Colmes describes himself as a liberal and his Fox News biography describes him as "a hard-hitting liberal," he has sometimes been referred to disparagingly as a "Fox News liberal"[3] and less telegenic than Hannity.[4] Al Franken printed Colmes' name in smaller font than the other text in his book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. However, Colmes has also drawn praise from progressive political bloggers for his questioning of conservative guests.[5][6] Also, Colmes is considerably more aggressive in his liberal views on his radio show and his books.
Bob Garfield, interviewing Colmes for On the Media, asked him if he were "the human straw man" and a "foil" rather than an equal of Hannity. Colmes replied that if the conservative members of the audience saw him that way, that was "their problem," and said "It's more fun for me to be in a situation like this [where much of the audience disagrees with him] than to preach to the choir."[7]
References
- ^ LONG ISLAND JOURNAL; The 'Career Architect' for Stand-Up Comics - New York Times
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=33KU9aeUnygC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=colmes+daynet&source=web&ots=f3GQ7sV2MC&sig=y29eoxJguPdG3yT03-NfDG2XssU
- ^ An Aggressive Conservative vs. a Liberal to be Determined By Steve Rendall
- ^ Cohen, Jeff. Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media. 2006, page 54-5
- ^ Crooks and Liars » More Wily than Willey, Alan Colmes Rips Dissembling Clinton Accuser to Shreds
- ^ News Hounds: In Unfair, Unbalanced Discussion About MoveOn, Colmes Excels
- ^ No Liberal Limbaughs-onthemedia.org
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