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April 07, 2011
Fox News Announces New TV, Digital Projects With Glenn Beck
Fox News Announces New TV, Digital Projects With Glenn Beck
FOX News and Glenn Beck announced Wednesday that they will team to produce a slate of projects for FOX News Channel and FOX News' digital properties.
Beck will "transition off of his daily program, the third highest rated in all of cable news, later this year" to pursue the new opportunities, FOX News said in a press release announcing the agreement.
“Glenn Beck is a powerful communicator, a creative entrepreneur and a true success by anybody’s standards. I look forward to continuing to work with him," Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of FOX News, said in the release.
Joel Cheatwood, SVP/Development at FOX News, will be joining Beck's production company, Mercury Radio Arts.
“I truly believe that America owes a lot to Roger Ailes and FOX News," Beck said in the release. "I cannot repay Roger for the lessons I’ve learned and will continue to learn from him and I look forward to starting this new phase of our partnership."
"Glenn Beck" began airing on FOX News in 2009 and has been one of the top rated programs on cable, averaging over 2.2 million total viewers during its run.
Full release follows...
NEW YORK— FOX News and Mercury Radio Arts, Glenn Beck’s production company, are proud to announce that they will work together to develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the FOX News Channel (FNC) as well as content for other platforms including FOX News' digital properties. Glenn intends to transition off of his daily program, the third highest rated in all of cable news, later this year.
Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of FOX News said, “Glenn Beck is a powerful communicator, a creative entrepreneur and a true success by anybody’s standards. I look forward to continuing to work with him."
Glenn Beck said, “I truly believe that America owes a lot to Roger Ailes and FOX News. I cannot repay Roger for the lessons I’ve learned and will continue to learn from him and I look forward to starting this new phase of our partnership."
Joel Cheatwood, SVP/Development at FOX News, will be joining Mercury Radio Arts effective April 24, 2011. Part of his role as EVP will be to manage the partnership and serve as a liaison with FOX News.
Ailes said, “Joel is a good friend and one of the most talented and creative executives in the business. Over the past four years I have consistently valued his input and advice and that will not stop as we work with him in his new role."
"Glenn Beck" is consistently the third highest rated program on cable news. For the 27 months that “Glenn Beck” has aired on FOX News, the program has averaged more than 2.2 million total viewers and 563,000 viewers 25-54 years old, numbers normally associated with shows airing in primetime, not at 5pm. “Glenn Beck" has dominated all of its cable news competitors since launch.
Mercury Radio Arts is Glenn Beck’s fully integrated multi-media production company. Mercury produces or co-produces all Glenn Beck related properties including The Glenn Beck Program, America’s third highest-rated radio show, Beck’s New York Times bestselling books, his live stage-show business, destination website GlennBeck.com, and news and information service TheBlaze.com. Founded in 2002, Mercury has a full time staff of 50 employees and is based in New York, NY.
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Wild Thing's comment........
I wish him well, he has done a lot and I will always remember how he really had a big part in getting the word out about Van Jones which also got all of us to write letters, etc. and obama was forced to let Van Jones go under his bus. Not that obama replaced him with anyone better, but the point is that our voice was heard.
Posted by Wild Thing at April 7, 2011 05:40 AM
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OK thats fine but there are more important things today and that is because it is Chrissies Birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILD THING, YOU ARE OUR HERO AND WE LOVE YOU!
Posted by: Eddie (Enemy of the State) at April 7, 2011 07:46 AM
May your birthday shimmer with the light, laughter, and love you faithfully share and bring to us everyday.
You are indeed a very special woman.
You shine and sparkle in our minds and within our hearts as the special lovely Spring day in April you were born on.
A very happy birthday to you, Wild Thing, and many, many more !
Here's Jazz great Ray Nance performing "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1958:
Posted by: Carlos at April 7, 2011 09:30 AM
Glen Beck has been right on the money about just about everything but I have a hard time listening to him. I have a hard time listening to anyone who talks in a syrupy manner.
Posted by: BobF at April 7, 2011 09:31 AM
Son of a gun!! Chrissie's Birthday. One year younger. Here's hoping that you and the Angry Old Salt have a big day planned. May today be your best birthday ever!
I also have trouble listening to Beck. I keep thinking he is selling cars or is about to cry. Or I think I got one of the televangelist channels.
Posted by: TomR at April 7, 2011 10:39 AM
Oh WOW!
Thank you all so much.
Carlos, thank you for that, I love that music.
((((((hug))))))
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 8, 2011 01:44 AM
