Alan Colmes to Depart Top Rated Hannity & Colmes

[Desertdog]

I don't watch this show because of Alan Colmes.  If they leave it with Hannity I will start watching it.

Alan Colmes to Depart Top Rated Hannity & Colmes
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=bw-20010714:20081124006056:1&show_article=1

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.

[AZRedhawk44]

I would throw popcorn at the screen when Colmes was on.

He was such a friggin' tard.

Between Colmes the commie-statist and Hannity the simpering east coast statist (as evidenced by his rabid support for Giuliani), I couldn't stand the show.

Gimme someone on there that says all government needs to be cut by 90%.  Across the board.

[gunsmith]

Yeah, Hannity refuses to get into the gun issue, he thinks that just because he has a gun makes him
"one of us".
He is in a great position to make a difference but he and O'reilly are lame on gun issues.
I've given up on that show and radio show, & I was a fan for years.

Glen Beck is stil cool though.

[Teknoid]

The only way I could watch that show, was to mute Colmes every time he opened his useless yap. They'll probably recruit somebody just as bad.

[matis]

Could Colmes departure at this time, have anything at all to do with his perceptions regarding the chances that the "(Un)Fairness Doctrine" will be implemented?

Or should I go fashion my tin foil hat before somebody else suggests that?

matis

[anygunanywhere]

I am certain some liberals truly believe what they say, but I often wondered how a supposed sane rational individual could say what he said...and keep a straight face.


I also agree with the comments on Hannity.


Anygunanywhere

[red headed stranger]

It sounds like they are just making some changes to the format/lineup. I always found it to be an odd show anyway.

[Scout26]

That show was one of the many reasons that Fox could (rightly so) claim to be fair and balanced.  A (mostly) Conservative and a (flaming) Liberal.  The best the MSM would do is a Liberal and Socialist.   

[doczinn]

Put Hannity up against a true Conservative, and maybe I'd watch.