| Alan Samuel Colmes | |
| Born | September 24, 1950  New York City |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Hofstra University |
| Occupation | Television personality/host, Talk radio host & Author |
| Employers | Fox News Channel |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Religious beliefs | Jewish |
| Spouse | Dr. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hofstra University is a private Nonsectarian, Coeducational institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead and the hamlet of Uniondale Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Jocelyn Elise Crowley |
| Website Alan.com | |
Alan Colmes (born September 24, 1950) is an American radio/television host and liberal political commentator. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Liberalism in the United States is a broad political and philosophical mindset favoring individual Liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty whether they come from A pundit is someone who offers to mass-media his/her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically political analysis, the Social sciences He is best known as a co-host on Fox News Channel's political debate program Hannity & Colmes. Hannity & Colmes is an American television program on the Fox News Channel featuring host Sean Hannity, who presents a Conservative Colmes also hosts the nationally-syndicated radio show The Alan Colmes Show on Fox News Radio. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues The Alan Colmes Show is a nationally-syndicated American radio show hosted by commentator Alan Colmes on Fox Fox News Radio is an American Radio network programmed by Fox News Channel.
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Early life and education
Colmes is a graduate of Hofstra University. Hofstra University is a private Nonsectarian, Coeducational institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead and the hamlet of Uniondale 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. The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies The Edward J Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy of Rutgers University serves as a center for the theory and practice of planning and Public policy scholarship Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey She is the sister of Monica Crowley, an occasional replacement host as Colmes' conservative foil on Hannity and Colmes. Monica Crowley (born September 19 1968) is a conservative radio and television Political commentator based in New York City. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined
Career
Colmes began his career in stand-up comedy[1]. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " 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. WNBC Channel 4 is the flagship station of the NBC television network located in New York City. WEPN (1050 kHz branded as 1050 ESPN New York, is a 24-hour Sports radio station in New York City featuring national and local sports talk programs New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous WZLX (1007 FM Boston) is a prominent Classic rock radio station in the Boston market
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. Fox News Radio is an American Radio network programmed by Fox News Channel. [2] His radio career took off when WABC hired him for the morning drive time slot, billed as "W. Drive time is Prime time for Radio Broadcasting. It consists of the morning hours when listeners wake up get ready and/or head to work or school and Alan B. Colmes", as in the station's call sign. In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise When WNBC let its staff go in 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. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. " He was well-known in New York City when he was hired by Fox News CEO Roger Ailes in 1996. The City of New York A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Roger Eugene Ailes (born May 15, 1940) is the president of Fox News Channel and chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group. Since then, he has been the co-host of Hannity and Colmes, beginning with the Fox News Channel launch on October 6, 1996. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
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. Red White & Liberal How Left is Right and Right is Wrong (ISBN 0-06-056297-8 is the debut Non-fiction book by Fox News Channel commentator Alan October 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Colmes says that, despite their philosophical and ideological differences, his relationship with Hannity on a personal level is a warm one, and that the reason for the success of Hannity & Colmes is "because of our differences, not in spite of them. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language An ideology is a set of beliefs aims and Ideas especially in politics "
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. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal DINO stands for Democrat In Name Only, a disparaging term for a member of the modern-day United States Democratic Party whose words and actions are thought to be too [4] However, Colmes has also drawn praise from progressive political bloggers for his questioning of conservative guests. A blog (a contraction of the term " Web log " is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary descriptions of [5][6] Also, Colmes is considerably more aggressive in his liberal views on his radio show and in 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. Bob Garfield (b ca 1955 writes the "Ad Review" TV-commercial criticism feature in Advertising Age. On the Media ( OTM) is an hour-long weekly radio program hosted by Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone covering Journalism. A straw man argument is an Informal fallacy based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position 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
External links
- Official site
- Official website of The Alan Colmes Show
- LiberalLand - Alan Colmes's blog
- Alan Colmes at the Internet Movie Database
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