Glenn Beck
Born	February 10, 1964 (1964-02-10) (age 44)
Occupation	Talk-radio and Television host
Salary	$10,000,000 for radio. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Television and Publishing unknown. [1]
Spouse	Tania Beck
Website GlennBeck.com

Glenn Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American radio/television host, conservative political commentator, and entrepreneur. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 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 Conservatism in the United States includes a variety of political ideologies including Fiscal conservatism, Supply-side economics, Social conservatism 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 An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome His nationally-syndicated radio show, The Glenn Beck Program, airs on over 260 stations through Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks, and his self-titled television show began in May 2006 on CNN's Headline News. 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 Glenn Beck Program is an American talk radio show hosted by conservative commentator Glenn Beck on Premiere Radio Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. Premiere Radio Networks is an American Radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of Glenn Beck is an American cable-news show hosted by conservative commentator Glenn Beck on CNN's Headline Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Headline News is a Spin-off network from the original Cable News Network ( CNN) television news network in the United States.

In addition to his radio and television programs, Beck is the publisher of Fusion Magazine, a comedy magazine written from a conservative perspective. He is also a New York Times bestselling author. The New York Times Best Seller List is widely considered to be the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created He also stars in a one-man stage show which tours the United States twice a year. ^[2]

Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Political views 3.1 Political correctness 3.2 George W. Bush 3.3 Global warming 3.4 Iraq 3.5 Border security 3.6 Other issues 4 The Glenn Beck Program 5 Glenn Beck on Headline News 6 Criticism and controversial statements 7 Live events 8 Books and magazine 9 See also 10 References 11 External links 11.1 Official websites

Career

Beck began his radio career when he won a local radio contest to be a DJ for an hour, and was eventually granted a part-time job. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience He hosted Christian radio on Saturday, rock on Sunday and country on weeknights. Christian radio is a Radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.

After graduating from high school, Beck pursued his career as a Top 40 DJ. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. By the time he was in his 20s, Beck was on WKCI-FM (KC101), a Top 40 radio station in Hamden, Connecticut, hosting the local morning show with Pat Gray. WKCI-FM (1013 FM "KC1013" is a radio station broadcasting a Top 40 (CHR format Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. For the former FBI director see L Patrick Gray Note Not to be confused with former Birmingham Alabama Newscaster Pat Gray Originally the show was billed as the Glenn and Pat Show. When Gray left the show, Beck continued with co-host Vinnie Penn. While working in Connecticut, Glenn appeared and sang background vocals on The Delrays "Red, White and Blues" CD, a fund raising effort by then Governor John Rowland produced by guitarist Tom Guerra. Colonial governors See also List of colonial governors of Connecticut Governors of the State of Connecticut 1776&ndashpresent John Rowland may be John G Rowland (born 1957 former Governor of Connecticut USA John Rowland (Desperate Housewives Tom Guerra was born April 27 1963 in Hartford Connecticut Since the late 1970's Guerra has been a popular guitarist on the New England club circuit playing with a host of leading The cd was well received and was promoted by a series of live appearances.

Years later, he began to explore the world of talk radio with a three-hour program on KC101's sister station, WELI. Beck then worked at Tampa, Florida's WFLA-AM and launched The Glenn Beck Program during the afternoon drive, filling the slot held by Bob Lassiter after the station's new owners, Clear Channel, fired him. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the WFLA (970 AM is an AM radio station in Tampa Florida with a news/talk format primarily airing syndicated programming Bob Lassiter ( September 30, 1945 – October 13, 2006) also known as "Mad Dog" was a controversial and highly influential Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. Beck hosted the new radio show, combining politics and comedy. In the first year, The Glenn Beck Program moved from 14th place to the #2 position.

His theme song back in the Tampa days was a copy of the song, "AM Radio (song)" by the band Everclear. AM Radio is a rock song by the band Everclear. This song samples Jean Knight 's song " Mr "You got Glenn Beck on your AM radio. . . AM radio. "

Within 12 months, Premiere Radio Networks offered Beck the opportunity to go national. In January 2002, The Glenn Beck Program launched nationally; by May 2008, it had reached over 280 stations as well as appearing on XM Satellite. January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) With over six and a half million listeners, it was ranked 4th in the nation^[3]. In January 2006, CNN's Headline News announced that Beck would host a nightly news-commentary show in their new primetime block Headline Prime; the show, simply called Glenn Beck, began in May 2006. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month

On November 5, 2007, The New York Times reported that Premiere Radio Networks was extending Beck's contract. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Two sources with knowledge of the deal said the five-year contract was valued at $50 million.

Personal life

Glenn Beck was raised a Roman Catholic. He was born in Mount Vernon, Washington, and attended high school in Bellingham. Mount Vernon is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. He graduated from Sehome High School in 1982. His mother committed suicide when he was thirteen. One of his brothers also committed suicide, and another reportedly had a fatal heart attack. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply ^[4]

Beck is a self-described reformed alcoholic and drug addict ^[5]. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Drug addiction is widely considered a pathological state. The disorder of addiction involves the progression of acute Drug use to the development of drug-seeking In the aftermath of those three family tragedies, Beck said he used "Dr. Jack Daniels" and heavy drugs to cope. Jack Daniel's is a brand of Tennessee whiskey which is among the world's best-selling liquors and is known for its square bottles and black label He and his first wife divorced amid his struggle with substance abuse. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Substance abuse is the overindulgence in and dependence of a Drug or other chemical leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical and mental health Beck cites the help of Alcoholics Anonymous in his sobriety, and he eventually converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which teaches against the consumption of alcohol. Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA) is an informal meeting society for recovering and recovered alcoholics, with the stated purpose to help its members "to stay sober and Sobriety is solemn or dignified personal Behaviour, in particular Abstinence with regard to (typically the consumption of Alcoholic beverages or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known

Beck has spoken often of his religious beliefs and conversion. "God stalked me!. ---- Stalking is the obsessive following observing or contacting of another person or the obsessive attempt to engage in any of these activities . . He had a giant baptismal rifle," Beck said. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted "I thwarted him. I led people astray as much I could but he kept putting Mormons in my way. "^[6]

Beck has two teenage daughters, Hannah and Mary, by his first marriage; Mary has cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy ( CP) is an Umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non- contagious conditions that cause Physical disability He has two children, Raphe (adopted in 2004) and Cheyenne (born 2006), with his second wife, Tania.

On January 4, 2008, Beck posted a video on YouTube about a recent surgery he describes as "botched. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees " Beck vaguely described his treatment at an unnamed hospital as gone "horribly awry," and recalled apprehension and suicidal thoughts brought on by sedation and his medication. He returned to radio on January 7, and indicated that he had been in for what he jokingly referred to as "butt surgery. " He indicated that prior to his recent book tour he "started with three" and by the time the tour was over, he "had eight. " He also joked that listeners would make jokes about "'roid rage. "

Political views

Beck often says "I am a conservative who happens to not be a Republican. " On his show, Beck addresses many current political, social, and economic issues using traditional conservative governing principles.

Political correctness

Beck is a frequent critic of political correctness. Political correctness (adjectivally politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to Language, ideas policies or behavior For instance, during the Christmas season Beck plays a "politically correct" version of O Holy Night. " O Holy Night " (" Cantique de Noël " is a well-known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem The lyrics have been changed to remove all reference to religion and gender, and the song is re-titled, O Somewhat Important Night. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Gender comprises a range of differences between men and women extending from the biological to the social Beck coined the term RamaHanuKwanzMas, a portmanteau of the holidays Ramadan, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Christmas, as the name of the ultimate politically-correct winter holiday. Ramadan or Ramazan ( Arabic: رمضان Ramaḍān) is a Muslim religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic Hanukkah (חנוכה alt Chanukah) also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday celebrated primarily in the United States, honoring African-American heritage

Beck has said "political correctness is the classic Great Idea Gone Wrong. All it's done is shut us up. It hasn't changed anybody's mind. It hasn't changed our hearts. It's changed our faces. It's taken every opinion we have, it's taken every joke we have, and it's forced us to conceal it and hide it and bury it. It's made us superficial. "^[7]

George W. Bush

On May 11, 2006, Beck said the following on his Headline News show, "And that's why I found myself taking a hard look at George W. Bush lately. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. I'm actually starting to feel a little like John Kerry, flip-flopping on my opinion of him every day, you know. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator Sometimes I think that the biggest problem with G. W. is that he just might be the worst communicating president since Buchanan. James Buchanan Jr (April 23 1791 – June 1 1868 was the fifteenth President of the United States (1857–1861 "^[8]

Beck has recently said that, after seven years, he is "through with" Bush and is no longer willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. He questions the Bush administration on certain issues, especially on border security and the treatment of U.S. Border Patrol Agents, and government spending. The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America The United States Border Patrol is a federal law enforcement agency within U Government spending or government expenditure is classified by economists into three main types

Global warming

While Beck has stated that he believes global warming is real, he is skeptical that it is attributable to human activity, that it may pose a threat to human civilization, and that there is an attainable solution. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the See also Global warming, Climate change, Climate change denial Attribution of recent climate change is the effort to scientifically ascertain Beck claims there is an under-reporting of scientific findings that do not support the theory of human-created global warming, also known as global climate change. The global warming controversy is a dispute regarding the nature and consequences of Global warming. This article lists scientists and former scientists who have stated disagreement with one or more of the principal conclusions of the mainstream scientific opinion on global warming

On April 30, 2007 on his nationally syndicated radio show, Beck compared the convincement tactics used by global warming activists to those used by Hitler:

"(Nobel Prize Winner) Al Gore's not going to be rounding up Jews and exterminating them. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as It is the same tactic, however. The goal is different. The goal is globalization. Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones The goal is global carbon tax. A carbon tax is an environmental Tax on emissions of Carbon dioxide and other Greenhouse gases It is an example of a pollution tax. The goal is the United Nations running the world. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security That is the goal. Back in the 1930s, the goal was get rid of all of the Jews and have one global government. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ You got to have an enemy to fight. And when you have an enemy to fight, then you can unite the entire world behind you, and you seize power. That was Hitler's plan. His enemy: the Jew. Al Gore's enemy, the U. N. 's enemy: global warming. Then you get the scientists -- eugenics. Eugenics is a social Philosophy which advocates the improvement of Human Hereditary traits through various forms of intervention You get the scientists -- global warming. Then you have to discredit the scientists who say, 'That's not right. ' And you must silence all dissenting voices. That's what Hitler did. "^[9]

Abraham Foxman, controversial director of the Anti-Defamation League, responded:

Glenn Beck's linkage of Hitler's plan to round up and exterminate Jews with Al Gore's efforts to raise awareness of global warming is outrageous, insensitive and deeply offensive. Abraham Foxman is the current National Director and Chairman of the Anti-Defamation League. The Anti-Defamation League ( ADL) is an Interest group founded in 1913 by B'nai B'rith in the United States whose stated aim is "to stop Unfortunately, his remarks are just the latest example of a troubling epidemic on the airwaves, where comparisons to Hitler and the Holocaust are becoming all-too facile. It has become almost commonplace for talk-show pundits to use comparisons to the Holocaust and Nazi imagery to attack people whose views they disagree with, whether the issue is global warming or immigration, as we witnessed when CNN's Lou Dobbs recently suggested on his program that immigrant rights groups use tactics similar to those of Nazi propagandists. The six million Jewish victims and millions of other victims of Hitler deserve a measure of respect. Their deaths should not be used for political points or sloganeering. Every time a radio or television personality takes that unique event in history and twists it for their own political agenda, it cheapens the public debate and distorts and trivializes the Holocaust.

In Chapter 1 of An Inconvenient Book he clarified this viewpoint further, pointing out that one of the key elements of Fascism was "controlling public thought using fear to silence dissent". An Inconvenient Book Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems is a 2007 book by conservative commentator Glenn Beck. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Fear is an Emotional response to Threats and Danger. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific Stimulus, such as Dissent is a sentiment or philosophy of non-agreement or Opposition to an Idea (eg He went on to quote such advocates of alarm over global warming as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Christine Stewart, Stephen Schneider, George Monbiot, Jacques Chirac, Paul Ehrlich and Prince Phillip making a wide variety of representative statements to illustrate their use of fear and desire for control. Alarmism is the production of needless warnings The following lists some areas where warnings have been called alarmist Robert Francis Kennedy Jr (born January 17, 1954 in Washington D Christine Susan Stewart PC (born January 3 1941) is a Canadian politician Stephen H Schneider (born c 1945 is Professor of Environmental Biology and Global Change ( Professor by Courtesy in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Joshua Richard Monbiot (born 27 January, 1963) is a left-wing Journalist, Author, Academic and environmental Paul Ehrlich ( March 14, 1854 &ndash August 20, 1915) was a German Scientist who won the 1908 Nobel ^[10]

Beck also writes: "God bless you, Hollywood, for speaking out. But what you have to understand is that if you find yourself in the minority opinion, it's not because of some vast, right-wing or left-wing conspiracy. In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities A conspiracy theory attributes the ultimate cause of an event or chain of events (usually Political, Social or Historical events or the concealment It's because you're out of step with everybody else. You're not going to be rounded up in the middle of the night and taken to jail. . . That doesn't happen in America. " ^[11]

On his CNN Headline News program, Beck dedicated an entire show to the topic of global warming. The show, promoted as a mini documentary, was entitled "Exposed: The Climate of Fear". ^[12]

Iraq

Beck supports the war in Iraq. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign On his April 24, 2007 Headline News show he said, "Either you think that we should have never gone there in the first place and we should get out immediately, or you're like me and you think we should FINALLY start fighting this with everything we've got. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "^[13]

He went on to say, "If we withdraw from Iraq right now, it will be our country's biggest moral scar since Vietnam. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially " He claimed that one reason some Democrats were trying to add a timetable to withdraw from Iraq was to "throw a bone to some of your anti-war base and say, "Hey, look, we were just -- we're just like you, you know, liberal hippie communists. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The term anti-war usually refers to the opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The Hippie Subculture was originally a Youth movement that began in the United States during the early 1960s and spread around the world Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based We tried, but the president is a big, bad man and he won't let us. " He said, "It is immoral for us to do what we're doing right now, to abandon these people and let them get slaughtered after we started it. If we did that now, this would be America's most shameful act of immorality since slavery. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another "^[13]

Border security

Beck is a proponent of strong security along the Mexican border, and advocates the release of Ignacio Ramos and Jose Compean. Ignacio Ramos is a former United States Border Patrol Agent who shot an unarmed Illegal alien and Drug smuggler on the United States–Mexico José Alonso Compeán is a former United States Border Patrol Agent convicted of shooting an unarmed Illegal alien drug smuggler on the United States–Mexico

Other issues

Beck has often proclaimed himself pro-life, including being opposed to euthanasia. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-life individuals generally believe that human life should be valued either from conception or Implantation Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner He has not stated a definite position on embryonic stem cell research. Embryonic stem cells (ES cells are Stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of an early stage Embryo known as a Blastocyst. He admits his daughter's cerebral palsy affects his viewpoint. Cerebral palsy ( CP) is an Umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non- contagious conditions that cause Physical disability "It's easy to say, Well, it would help my daughter. Having to look my daughter in the eye and say, This might repair you. And then say, I have to say no, because I don't think it's right to do it. I'm not sure that it's wrong to do it. I'm just not sure it's right. And so as we go and take measured steps, I think technology gets ahead of philosophy sometimes. And I'm leery on taking these giant steps before we've really thought it through. "^[14]

For a long time, Beck was opposed to capital punishment. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. However, on his January 10, 2008 show, he announced that he had changed his position and now supports the death penalty. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. ^[15]

Beck has spoken supportively of "tough interrogation methods" as a means of obtaining terrorist information in certain circumstances. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion He is critical of the entertainment industry, and is opposed to anti-smoking regulations. The entertainment industry (much of which is informally known as show business or show biz) consists of a large number of sub-industries devoted to Entertainment Smoking bans are public policies including Criminal laws and Occupational safety and health Regulations which prohibit Tobacco smoking He describes himself as pro-capitalism and supports a free market. Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where A free market is a Market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers

Beck supports an individual rights interpretation of the Second Amendment, and is against gun control legislation. The Second Amendment (Amendment II to the United States Constitution is a part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the pre-existing Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership use and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through On June 2, 2008, Beck interviewed Governor Brian Schweitzer of Montana on his syndicated radio talk show about the Second Amendment, gun control, and the state of Montana. The interview was mostly focused on Montana's status as a state if the United States Supreme Court ever ruled that gun ownership was a collective right, thus violating Montana's compact with the United States government for its entry as a state. During the interview Beck alludes to his pro Second Amendment stance and anti gun control views clear to his audience. The interview also covered several other subjects including global warming, high fuel prices, alternative energy, and Governor Schweitzer's ideas on how best to deal with the aforementioned issues. Glenn Beck: Montana here we come

The Glenn Beck Program

Main article: Glenn Beck Program

The Glenn Beck Program began in 2000 airing on WFLA (AM) in Tampa, Florida, and took the afternoon time slot from 18th place to #1 within a year. The Glenn Beck Program is an American talk radio show hosted by conservative commentator Glenn Beck on Premiere Radio WFLA (970 AM is an AM radio station in Tampa Florida with a news/talk format primarily airing syndicated programming Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the ^[16] In January 2002, syndicator Premiere Radio Networks launched the show nation wide on 47 stations. The show was then moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where it picked up new flagship station WPHT-AM. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern WPHT is a CBS Radio station located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania broadcasting on 1210 kHz In the spring of 2006, Beck relocated his studios to Radio City Music Hall in New York City in preparation for his new TV show with CNN Headline News. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. The City of New York

Beck's show contains less news than discussion about politics, conservative commentary and social humor. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Beck frequently says that he hates politics, and claims that his show contains "half the politics and twice the comedy" and "is not about right vs. In Politics, right-wing, the political right, and the Right are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities left, it's about right vs. wrong. "

The program can be heard live on weekdays from 9:00am-12:00pm EST (with a "best of" weekend edition on some affiliates).

Glenn Beck on Headline News

Main article: Glenn Beck (TV program)

Beck's television show, simply called Glenn Beck, airs nightly at 7:00 p. Glenn Beck is an American cable-news show hosted by conservative commentator Glenn Beck on CNN's Headline m. , repeating at 9:00 p. m. and 12:00 a. m. (All times Eastern. )

His show is an hour-long show on CNN Headline News that premiered May 8, 2006. Headline News is a Spin-off network from the original Cable News Network ( CNN) television news network in the United States. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The network has described the show as "an unconventional look at the news of the day featuring his often amusing perspective on the top stories from world events and politics to pop culture and everyday hassles. "^[17]

Criticism and controversial statements

In January 2006 the progressive media criticism watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting criticized CNN president Ken Jautz's description of the newly-hired Beck as "cordial" by pointing out statements he made against figures like Michael Berg, Michael Moore, Hurricane Katrina rioters, and certain 9/11 victims. In US history the term Progressivism refers to a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century Media studies is a collection of academic programs regarding the content history meaning and effects of various media. Watchdog journalism refers to forms of Activist journalism aimed at holding accountable public personalities and institutions whose functions impact social and political life Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting ( FAIR) is a progressive Media criticism organization based in New York City, founded in 1986 Michael Berg (b March 3 1945) was a candidate for Congress in the state of Delaware on the Green Party ticket in the Michael Francis Moore (born April 23 1954 is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker author and liberal Political commentator. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States FAIR brought up a 2005 comment Beck made on his radio program where he noted he was "thinking about killing Michael Moore, and I'm wondering if I could kill him myself, or if I would need to hire somebody to do it. No, I think I could. "^[18] Beck responded to FAIR by saying that these comments were taken out of context. ^[19]

Another liberal watchdog group, Media Matters for America, highlighted comments Beck made in an interview with Keith Ellison, the first practicing Muslim elected to the United States Congress. Media Matters for America (or MMfA) is a 501(c(3 Non-profit organization founded in 2004 by Journalist and Author Keith Maurice Ellison (born August 4, 1963) is an American Lawyer and Politician belonging to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses In the November 14, 2006 interview on CNN Headline News, Beck said to Ellison, "With that being said, you are a Democrat. You are saying, 'Let's cut and run. ' And I have to tell you, I have been nervous about this interview with you, because what I feel like saying is, 'Sir, prove to me that you are not working with our enemies. ' And I know you're not. I'm not accusing you of being an enemy, but that's the way I feel, and I think a lot of Americans will feel that way. ^[20] Beck later said that his remarks were "poorly worded" and he "wish[ed]" he "could take back and rephrase. "^[21]

He described activist Cindy Sheehan as a "pretty big prostitute" and a "tragedy pimp". Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. A pimp (also called fleshmonger) finds and manages clients for Prostitutes and engages them in Prostitution (in Brothels in most cases and This was in reference to a question that he posed earlier, "Who'll do anything for power or money?". ^[22]

He compared Vice President Al Gore to Joseph Goebbels "for Gore's statement, during his testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, that he would initiate a "mass persuasion campaign" to urge Congress to act on climate change. __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public The US House Commerce Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the U "^[23]

Beck said about Hillary Clinton: "There's something about her voice that just drives me – it's not what she says, it's how she says it. Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (born October 26 1947 is the junior United States Senator from She is like the stereotypical bitch – excuse the expression". ^[24] On his October 18, 2007 broadcast on CNN, Beck referred to her as "Stalin in a pantsuit. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party "^[25][26]

On June 28, 2007, Beck read on his radio program a fake ad created by the "Insiders" - a group of subscribers to his web site - that recommended turning the bodies of Mexican illegal immigrants into fuel. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Demographic dynamics In 1900 the Mexican population was 136 million Beck noted at the outset that "sometimes the Insiders go too far," and remarked "I don't think we need to make the illegal aliens into fuel. . . . That would be evil conservative, yeah. Evil, in many cultures is used to describe acts or thoughts which are contrary to some particular religion I don't even know if that's conservative. That would be. . . psychotic, perhaps? Sociopathic, perhaps?" Despite Beck's comments distancing himself from the fake advertisement, Media Matters pointed out that "the ad was posted on the front page of Beck's website under the title 'Picture of the Day,' with a caption that described the 'ad' as a 'brilliant creation. Psychosis (from the Greek ψυχή "psyche" for mind or soul and -οσις "-osis" for abnormal condition with adjective psychotic Antisocial personality disorder ( APD) is a Mental disorder.It is defined by the American Psychiatric Association 's Diagnostic and Statistical '"^[27]

On his radio show on October 22, 2007, referring to wildfires raging in Southern California, Beck said "I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today. "^[28] A Los Angeles Times opinion blog asked: "Who knew those poor homeowners in San Diego, Orange County and the Inland Empire were pinko-commie America haters? Or did Beck forget that Southern California includes more than left-wing movie types who populate fire-ravaged Malibu?"^[29] In response, the show's producer, Chris Balfe, told USA Today through a spokesman, "To most rational people, unfortunately still means unfortunately. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. "^[30]

Beck called "a small percentage" of people "who decided to stay in New Orleans" "scumbags. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana "^[31] Beck has said that these statements were taken out of context, arguing in An Inconvenient Book that he was referring specifically to the "looters and murderers," not to just any victim. ^[32]

On his radio program, Beck referred to John McCain as "Juan" McCain and called him "Mr. 'Mexico first'" in a daily e-mail to his radio listeners. ^[33]

Live events

In March 2003, Beck ran a series of rallies called Glenn Beck's Rally for America in support of troops deployed for the upcoming Iraq war. March 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September While generally attended by war supporters, Beck spoke of those who "disagreed with the war, but still supported the troops. " He ran the final rally at Marshall University over the Memorial Day weekend. Marshall University is a Coeducational public Research university in Huntington West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private subscription Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (on May in)

In subsequent years, Beck has toured American cities twice a year, presenting a one-man stage show. His stage productions are a mix of stand-up comedy and inspirational speaking. ^[34]

For his annual winter tour, Glenn Beck's Christmas Tour, Beck focuses on a Christmas theme.

In 2005, the summer show Glenn Beck on Ice advocating diminishing the role of politics in our lives. The Glenn Beck Program is an American talk radio show hosted by conservative commentator Glenn Beck on Premiere Radio The 2006 summer show The Mid-Life Crisis Tour featured life's lessons from the perspective of a middle-aged man.

Each year in January, Beck and Steve Burguiere return to their original home station of 970 WFLA to provide commentary on the yearly Gasparilla Pirate Festival parade. Steve Burguiere, known better as " Stu," (born February 9, 1976) is an American radio producer and personality The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is an annual celebration held in the city of Tampa, Florida.

In June 2007, Beck completed his latest tour called An Inconvenient Tour which, despite the name parodying Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, had very little to do with global warming or climate change. June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. It instead focused on the inconvenient aspects of everyday life.

On July 4, 2007, Beck served as host of the 2007 Toyota Tundra Stadium of Fire in Provo, UT. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Stadium of Fire is an annual event held in the Brigham Young University 's LaVell Edwards Stadium on the 4th of July. Provo is a city in and the County seat The annual event at LaVell Edwards Stadium on the Brigham Young University campus is presented by America's Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to provide deeply felt emotional experiences that celebrate and promote the traditional American values of family, freedom, God and country. LaVell Edwards Stadium is a Stadium on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo Utah. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage "^[35]

Books and magazine

Beck has written two books. His more recent, An Inconvenient Book, was released on November 20, 2007 and occupied #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list for the week of December 9, 2007. An Inconvenient Book Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems is a 2007 book by conservative commentator Glenn Beck. The New York Times Best Seller List is widely considered to be the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Glenn Beck has also authored The Real America: Messages from the Heart and Heartland.

Beck is also the founder and editor of a comedy magazine called Fusion, which is a play on The Glenn Beck Program's motto, "The Fusion of Entertainment and Enlightenment. "

See also

As political commentary, Glenn Beck refers to conflated holiday celebrations such as:

• Ramahannukwanzmas
• Chrismukkah
• Chrismahanukwanzakah
• Festivus

References

External links

• CNN transcript of Glen Beck - Dina Sansing

Official websites

• Glenn Beck — official website
• Glenn Beck — CNN
• List of radio stations streaming Glenn Beck Radio Show
• Beck's RamaHanuKwanzMas page

Persondata
NAME	Beck, Glenn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	talk-radio and television host
DATE OF BIRTH	1964-02-10
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mount Vernon, Washington
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

Mount Vernon is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States.

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