Sean Hannity is a prominent American conservative television and radio host, and author. He is best known for hosting "The Sean Hannity Show," a nationally syndicated radio program, and his long-running political commentary program on Fox News, which began in 2009. Prior to his solo show, he co-hosted "Hannity & Colmes" with Alan Colmes, a debate-style program that aired on Fox News from its inception in 1996 until 2009. Hannity is a significant voice in conservative media.
On December 30, 1961, Sean Patrick Hannity was born. He is an American conservative television presenter, broadcaster and writer.
In 1982, Sean Hannity started a house-painting business.
In 1989, Sean Hannity worked as a general contractor and volunteered as a talk show host at UC Santa Barbara.
In 1989, on the radio show for KCSB, Hannity made anti-gay comments, calling AIDS a "gay disease". The ACLU opposed his firing and petitioned the station to reverse their decision. Hannity demanded a formal apology and double the airtime.
In 1989, while working as a general contractor, Sean Hannity hosted his first talk radio show at the volunteer college station at UC Santa Barbara, KCSB-FM.
In 1991, Hannity met Jill Rhodes while working at WVNN in Huntsville, Alabama, where she was a political columnist for the Huntsville Times.
In 1992, Sean Hannity moved to WGST in Atlanta, filling the slot vacated by Neal Boortz.
In 1993, Hannity married Jill Rhodes.
In September 1996, Fox News co-founder Roger Ailes hired Sean Hannity to host a television program called Hannity & Colmes. Alan Colmes was then hired to co-host.
In 1996, Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes co-hosted Hannity & Colmes on Fox.
In January 1997, WABC put Sean Hannity on the air full-time, giving him the late-night time slot.
Sean Hannity was on WABC's afternoon time slot from January 1998.
On September 10, 2001, The Sean Hannity Show began national syndication on more than five hundred stations nationwide.
In 2001, Hannity described climate change as "phony science from the left".
In 2001, Hannity's daughter, Merri, was born.
In 2002, Sean Hannity's book "Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism" was published.
From 2003, Sean Hannity started hosting country music-themed "Freedom Concerts" to raise money for charity.
In 2003, Sean Hannity won an award from the National Association of Broadcasters.
In 2004, Hannity falsely claimed that scientists couldn't agree on whether global warming was "scientific fact or fiction".
In 2004, Sean Hannity signed a $25 million five-year contract extension with ABC Radio to continue The Sean Hannity Show until 2009.
In 2004, Sean Hannity's book "Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism" was published.
In 2006, Hannity was critical of Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to U.S. Congress, being sworn into office with an oath on a Quran. Hannity equated the Quran with Mein Kampf, asking a guest on his show whether he would have allowed Ellison "to choose, you know, Hitler's Mein Kampf, which is the Nazi bible?"
In 2006, Sean Hannity's radio program, The Sean Hannity Show, was made available via Armed Forces Radio Network.
In January 2007, Clear Channel Communications signed a groupwide three-year extension with Sean Hannity on more than eighty stations.
In January 2007, Sean Hannity began a new Sunday night television show on Fox News, Hannity's America.
In June 2007, ABC Radio was sold to Citadel Communications.
In 2007, Sean Hannity won an award from the National Association of Broadcasters.
In 2007, the book Common Ground: How to Stop the Partisan War That Is Destroying America, described Sean Hannity as a leader of the pack among broadcasting political polarizers.
In January 2008, Alan Colmes announced his departure from Hannity & Colmes. Subsequently, Hannity merged the Hannity & Colmes show into Hannity.
In November 2008, Alan Colmes announced his departure from Hannity & Colmes.
Even after Barack Obama produced his birth certificate in 2008, certified by the state of Hawaii, Sean Hannity kept calling on Obama to release his birth certificate.
In the summer of 2008, Sean Hannity was signed for a $100 million five-year contract.
On January 9, 2009, after the final broadcast of Hannity & Colmes, Sean Hannity took over the time slot with his own new show, Hannity, which has a format similar to Hannity's America.
In 2009, Hannity said he supported enhanced interrogation, a euphemism for torture, and volunteered to be waterboarded for charity.
In 2009, Sean Hannity started hosting a self-titled political commentary program on Fox News.
In 2009, Sean Hannity's contract extension with ABC Radio expired.
In March 2010, Sean Hannity's third book, Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda, was released by HarperCollins.
In 2010, Hannity falsely stated that so-called "Climategate" – the leaking of e-mails written by climate scientists that, according to climate change deniers, demonstrated scientific misconduct, but which all subsequent inquiries found to show no evidence of misconduct or wrongdoing – was a scandal that "exposed global warming as a myth cooked up by alarmists".
In 2010, Sean Hannity released his third book, "Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda."
In 2010, Sean Hannity said that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was waging a "war" on the United States, putting American lives in "jeopardy".
In 2010, conservative blogger Debbie Schlussel wrote that only a small percentage of the money raised by Sean Hannity's Freedom Concerts goes to the target charity. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
In 2012, Hannity said he had evolved on the issue of amnesty for undocumented immigrants and favored a "pathway to citizenship", though he later opposed that idea.
In 2016, Sean Hannity cited Mitt Romney's failure to obtain votes in some Philadelphia voting districts in 2012 as evidence of election rigging, a claim that was refuted by fact-checkers.
Six investigations by Republican-controlled House committees found no evidence of scandal in relation to 2012 Benghazi attack.
In September 2013, Sean Hannity signed a long-term contract to remain with Premiere Networks.
In 2013, Sean Hannity left WABC in New York.
In 2013, Sean Hannity was listed as No. 72 on Forbes' "Celebrity 100" list.
Sean Hannity's WABC slot continued until the end of 2013.
Since January 2014, Sean Hannity has hosted the 3:00–6:00 p.m. time slot on WOR in New York City.
In 2014, Hannity stated that he has carried a weapon for over half of his adult life. He also mentioned having a brown belt in martial arts and training four days a week.
In 2014, Media Matters analysis found that Sean Hannity was a major proponent of alleged scandals involving the Obama administration and Hillary Clinton related to the 2012 Benghazi attack.
In 2014, Sean Hannity signed contracts to air on several Salem Communications stations including WDTK Detroit, WIND Chicago, WWRC Washington, D.C., and KSKY Dallas.
Since 2014, Sean Hannity has worked at WOR.
From 2015 into 2018, Fox News broadcast extensive coverage of an alleged scandal surrounding the sale of Uranium One to Russian interests, which Hannity characterized as "one of the biggest scandals in American history".
In April 2016, tensions between Ted Cruz and Sean Hannity reached a boiling point during a radio interview. Cruz implied Hannity was a "hardcore Donald Trump supporter", and Hannity accused Cruz of "throw[ing] this in my face" when asked legitimate questions.
In August 2016, Jim Rutenberg commented that Sean Hannity was not only Donald Trump's biggest media booster but also acted as an adviser, offering suggestions on strategy and messaging to Trump's campaign for months.
In September 2016, after WikiLeaks published leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee, Sean Hannity praised Julian Assange for showing "how corrupt, dishonest and phony our government is" and wished him well.
In October 2016, Sean Hannity offered to purchase a one-way ticket to Kenya for Barack Obama due to queries on Obama's citizenship.
A 2016 study found that Hannity promoted a number of falsehoods about the Affordable Care Act. Hannity, unlike other Fox News hosts, "took a more direct approach, aggressively supporting Republicans and conservatives and attacking Democrats and liberals".
During the 2016 presidential election, Sean Hannity came under criticism for making false claims about election rigging during interviews.
During the 2016 presidential election, Sean Hannity promoted conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton's health, misrepresented photos, and booked doctors to make alarmist statements about her condition.
In 2016, Hannity described the Mueller investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, as well as James Comey's tenure as FBI Director, as "one giant incestuous circle of corruption".
In 2016, Hannity falsely claimed fewer people voted for Trump in the 2016 election because they heard about the "pee tape" rumor, which he called "election interference", even though it was not public knowledge until 63 days after the election.
In 2016, Hannity vociferously defended Roger Ailes when he was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment.
In 2016, Sean Hannity was an early supporter of Donald Trump in the presidential election and often acted as an unofficial spokesman for him.
In 2016, Sean Hannity was criticized as being overly favorable to the candidacy of Donald Trump and granting him more airtime than other presidential candidates during the primaries.
Throughout 2016, Sean Hannity developed a close relationship with Donald Trump during the election, which grew stronger during his presidency. They frequently discussed Hannity's show, the special counsel investigation, and even White House staff. Hannity echoed Trump's attacks on the media and investigation into Russian interference.
In February 2017, Sean Hannity retweeted a WikiLeaks tweet linking to an article by the conspiracy website Gateway Pundit, which described John McCain as a "globalist war criminal". He later deleted the tweet.
In March 2017, Hannity publicized a theory, first proposed at the WikiLeaks Twitter account, that the CIA could have done the hacking of the Democratic National Convention's emails during the 2016 election while making it look like Russia did it.
In March 2017, Sean Hannity called for a "purge" of Obama-era bureaucrats and appointees in government, furthering the "deep state" conspiracy theory.
In April 2017, Hannity came to the defense of Fox News co-president Bill Shine after it was reported that Shine's job was at risk. At least four lawsuits alleged that Shine had ignored, enabled or concealed Ailes' alleged sexual harassment.
In May 2017, Hannity paid a tribute to Ailes after he died. Hannity called him "a second father" and said to Ailes' "enemies" that he was "preparing to kick your a** in the next life".
In May 2017, Jay Sekulow wrote a cease-and-desist letter to KFAQ on Sean Hannity's behalf. Sekulow later represented Donald Trump in connection with the Mueller investigation.
In May 2017, Sean Hannity offered Julian Assange a guest hosting spot on his Fox News TV show.
In May 2017, Sean Hannity promoted a conspiracy theory that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party had a DNC staffer killed. This led to backlash and advertisers pulling their marketing from his Fox News program, before USAA decided to return to the show shortly after.
In May 2017, Sean Hannity reiterated that deep state/intelligence operatives were attempting to destroy Donald Trump's presidency.
On May 17, 2017, the day of Mueller's appointment, Hannity began a sustained period of criticism towards the FBI, DOJ, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and others investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
In October 2017, Hannity came under criticism when he attacked Democrats after it became known that a large number of women had accused Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer and donor to Democratic causes, of sexual harassment. Critics noted that Hannity had weeks earlier defended and hosted his coworker Bill O'Reilly who was fired following a number of sexual harassment allegations.
In November 2017, Fox News host Shepard Smith concisely debunked the alleged Uranium One scandal, infuriating viewers. Hannity later called Smith "clueless".
In December 2017, Sean Hannity stated, "I'm a journalist. But I'm an advocacy journalist, or an opinion journalist."
In 2017, Cohen did "traditional legal tasks" for only three clients: Trump, Elliott Broidy, and a "prominent person" whom he didn't want to name.
In 2017, Hannity continued to advocate for waterboarding, raising the example of using it against a kidnapper.
In 2017, Hannity said he regretted the comments and that they were "ignorant and embarrassing".
In 2017, Sean Hannity executive produced and appeared in the film Let There Be Light, which also stars Kevin Sorbo.
In 2017, Sean Hannity was ranked No. 2 in Talkers Magazine's Heavy Hundred.
In 2017, The Washington Post wrote that "what Hannity has stood for – at least for the past couple of years – is Trump."
In January 2018, Sean Hannity stated regarding Hillary Clinton: "I think Hillary should be in jail. Lock her up."
According to Media Matters, as of March 2018, Hannity has not been waterboarded despite volunteering to be waterboarded for charity in 2009.
As of March 2018, Sean Hannity's radio program is heard by more than 13.5 million listeners a week.
In March 2018, Hannity attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller, saying his career was "anything but impeccable". Hannity said Mueller was friends with former FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and that he "cannot be expected to honestly investigate scandals that his friends are directly involved in".
In March 2018, Seth Rich's parents filed a lawsuit against Fox News for pushing conspiracy theories about their son's death, alleging that the network "intentionally exploited" the tragedy for political purposes.
On April 9, 2018, federal agents searched the office and residence of Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's personal attorney. Sean Hannity defended Cohen and criticized the federal action on the air, calling it "highly questionable" and "an unprecedented abuse of power".
As of April 2018, Sean Hannity owned at least 877 residential properties, which were bought for nearly $89 million.
In April 2018, Hannity ran a segment where he claimed there were "criminal" connections between Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mueller, and Comey. Hannity asserted that there were three connected "Deep State crime families" actively "trying to take down the president".
In April 2018, it was revealed that Sean Hannity shared a lawyer, Michael Cohen, with Donald Trump. Hannity had not disclosed this relationship while defending Cohen on Fox News and criticizing those investigating him, breaching journalistic ethics.
On April 16, 2018, in a court hearing, Michael Cohen's lawyers revealed that Sean Hannity was one of his clients, which Hannity had not disclosed while covering Cohen on his show.
On May 16, 2018, the conclusion of Media Matters' review of 254 episodes of Hannity's show revealed that Hannity had devoted approximately two segments per episode substantially to Mueller, and opened his program with Mueller 152 times, approximately three times per week.
In June 2018, after reports that Mueller's probe had asked witnesses to turn their personal phones over to investigators for examination, Hannity sarcastically suggested on air to the witnesses that they "follow Hillary Clinton's lead" and destroy their personal phones so they cannot be examined.
In August 2018, Sean Hannity allowed Jay Sekulow and Rudy Giuliani, both personal lawyers for Donald Trump, to host Hannity's radio show, where they defended Trump and promoted arguments made by the Trump administration.
In August 2018, Trump suggested that he might shut down the government to force Congress to fund his border wall, boasting that Hannity agreed with the action.
On November 4, 2018, Trump's website, DonaldJTrump.com, announced in a press release that Hannity would make a "special guest appearance" with Trump at a midterm campaign rally the following night in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
According to Forbes, by 2018 Sean Hannity had become one of the most-watched hosts in cable news and most-listened-to hosts in talk radio, due in part to his closeness and access to Trump.
From 2015 into 2018, Fox News broadcast extensive coverage of an alleged scandal surrounding the sale of Uranium One to Russian interests, which Hannity characterized as "one of the biggest scandals in American history".
In 2018, Forbes estimated Hannity's annual income to be $36 million.
In May 2019, after Mueller gave a statement saying the Special Counsel investigation did not exonerate Trump of crimes, Hannity said Mueller was "basically full of crap" and did not know the law.
In June 2019, Hannity called on Trump to "bomb the hell of out Iran" after Iran shot down a U.S. drone.
In June 2019, Sean Hannity expressed outrage at Nancy Pelosi's comment about wanting to see Donald Trump "in prison", calling it "despicable behavior".
In August 2019, Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt attended a wedding together at Trump National Golf Course in Colts Neck, New Jersey.
In 2019, Hannity left the Catholic Church, citing "too much institutionalized corruption". However, he has said that as he has aged, his Christian faith has "gotten stronger" and that he needs and wants God in his life.
In 2019, Trump attorney general Bill Barr said that he and Mueller had been friends for thirty years.
The New Yorker wrote in 2019 that Sean Hannity had "[spewed] baseless conspiracy theories with impunity".
In February 2020, as COVID-19 spread to the U.S., Hannity claimed the left was rooting for the virus to "wreak havoc" for political gain.
In March 2020, Hannity described COVID-19 as a "hoax" and suggested it could be a "fraud" by the "deep state".
In June 2020, Hannity and Jill Rhodes announced that they had divorced the previous year, after separating years prior.
On October 12, 2020, Fox News agreed to pay millions of dollars to the Rich family following a lawsuit over the network pushing conspiracy theories about their son's death.
In December 2020, Sean Hannity called for a special prosecutor to investigate Donald Trump's claims of voter fraud, despite the absence of credible evidence.
After Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, Sean Hannity sent text messages offering advice to Mark Meadows, including one suggesting a joint "NC Real estate" venture.
In 2020, Sean Hannity made false claims of election fraud in the presidential election.
In 2020, Sean Hannity released his fourth book, "Live Free or Die".
Shortly after the 2020 election, Sean Hannity hosted Donald Trump attorney Sidney Powell, who made unsubstantiated assertions about Dominion Voting Systems' voting machines.
On December 31, 2020, Sean Hannity texted Mark Meadows, saying, "I do NOT see January 6 happening the way he [Trump] is being told."
In April 2021, Hannity purchased a $5.3 million house near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.
In July 2021, Hannity encouraged his audience to consider getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
In 2021, Fox News was sued for defamation by Dominion Voting Systems after Sean Hannity and others promoted claims that the company's voting machines were rigged against Donald Trump in the 2020 election.
In May 2022, it was reported that Sean Hannity participated in a conference call days after the 2020 presidential election, focusing on strategies to challenge the vote's legitimacy.
In January 2023, James Comer began investigating the Bidens, but initially found no evidence of wrongdoing by the president.
In October 2023, a staffer on Sean Hannity's show emailed Republican lawmakers, questioning their lack of support for Jim Jordan, Donald Trump's choice for House Speaker.
In December 2023, despite lacking evidence of wrongdoing by the president, Republicans in the House voted unanimously to initiate an impeachment inquiry.
Throughout 2023, Hannity heavily promoted allegations that President Joe Biden was corruptly involved in his son Hunter Biden's business dealings, calling them the "Biden crime family". Media Matters found that Hannity discussed the bribery allegations on his program 85 times and hosted James Comer 43 times to discuss the investigation into the Biden family.
In February 2024, the FBI informant who alleged Biden took a bribe was indicted for fabricating the story and alleged to be associated with Russian intelligence.
By March 2024, the impeachment inquiry against Biden was winding down due to a lack of evidence and Republican support.
By April 2024, Media Matters reported that Hannity had not mentioned the Biden inquiry or hosted James Comer for a month.
In 2024, Hannity announced that he had moved from his home in Long Island, New York to Florida, and would be broadcasting The Sean Hannity Show and Hannity from his new home permanently.
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