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10/3/13 - On Hannity Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) found him self in a vicious debate with Sean Hannity on Fox News Thursday night over exemptions that businesses and members of Congress receive for the Affordable Care Act that individuals do not. Pascrell refused to accept Hannity's premise about the exemptions, fighting back hard against him and Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ). "Regardless of what the folks say, this is going to be successful," Pascrell said of Obamacare. "And they don't want it to be." "I have said I won't take the subsidy," Rep. Salmon said the of the exemption for Congress....

Sources close to conservative television and radio host Sean Hannity tell Mediaite that last night’s “prediction” by conservative radio host Michael Savage — that he would be inheriting Hannity’s broadcast slot on Cumulus-owned stations in the coming weeks — comes two weeks too late. Sources say that Hannity wants out of his contract with Cumulus and, in particular, his professional relationship with Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey. In fact, he made the decision to move on some time ago.

Talk radio host Michael Savage is expected to announce as early as tonight that he will be taking over Sean Hannity's time slot on Cumulus Media radio stations, according to a source familiar with knowledge of his plans. As previously reported, Hannity has split with longtime carrier Cumulus Media and last month re-upped with Premiere Networks, which plans to carry his show in several of the key markets where he is currently carried by Cumulus.

Today Rand Paul went on Hannity, and Hannity did a great job grilling him. He continually asked why the Republicans can't stand as strong as the Democrats, and Paul just kept saying that the Republicans are not united enough and don't have the leverage. He said he didn't agree with Cruz's strategy and that a government shutdown would be hurtful to the Republican party. It really could have been Mitch McConnell talking...who by the way Rand Paul has already endorsed. Hannity practically hung up on Rand Paul, and that really surprised me because you never hear Hannity treat Republicans that...

Iran is continuinh to make slow but steady progress on its nuclear program according to the August 2013 quarterly repory [URL at link] by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Tehran continues to install more centrifuges including its second generation model. Iran's accumulated its stockpiles of uranium to 3.5 percent hashas increased modestly while the quantity of uranium hexaflouride enrichef to 20 percent remains roughly the same as teported in May. Iran is also moving forward on construction of its heavy water reactor at Stak, which could potentially provide it with a second path to producing material for nuclear weapons,...

As expected. A friend in media e-mailed me after this post to say that he’d heard through the grapevine that it would be Hannity at 7, then O’Reilly, Kelly, and Greta in her familiar 10 p.m. slot. C’mon. No overtly conservative/Republican programming on FNC between the hours of 8 and 11? I realize they’re trying to be “newsier” than the competition by putting Kelly up against Maddow, but they can’t shed their partisan brand completely.Hannity goes to 10 p.m., Greta replaces Shep before O’Reilly. She’s excited about it, too: Just think how fun and exciting it is for our OTR...

Fox announces new lineup: Greta to 7, Bill at 8, Megyn at 9, Sean at 10 Fox News announces its prime time lineup, starting Mon., Oct. 7: Greta Van Susteren moves to 7 p.m., Bill O'Reilly stays at 8, Megyn Kelly's "The Kelly File" is at 9 and Sean Hannity moves to 10 p.m. Here is the release: FOX News Channel (FNC) will unveil its new prime time lineup on Monday, October 7th, marking the 17th anniversary of the network, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO, FOX

Popular radio talk show host Sean Hannity has signed a "long-term" contract extension with Premiere Networks, in a deal that makes it even more likely Hannity will switch from WABC (770 AM) to WOR (710 AM) in 2014.

I'm curious to know if anyone saw the Hannity panel with college students last night and what you thought of it.

Industry sources very close to the negotiations confirmed to Radio Ink late last night that Rush Limbaugh will not be leaving Cumulus stations when his contract is up at the end of this year. The one exception will be in New York City where Limbaugh will switch from WABC to Clear Channel's WOR-AM. A deal between Cumulus and Limbaugh, who is syndicated by Clear Channel owned Premiere Radio Networks, was struck when Premiere agreed to unbundle Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, according to sources. This negotiation became very public with Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey making statements that the talk format was...

Worth a mention, because the buzz on this negotiation was that Cumulus was looking to dump Sean Hannity, not the other way around. To say that there may be bad blood in play is putting it mildly, although nothing official has been announced yet: Conservative radio superstar Sean Hannity has reportedly fired Cumulus Media, telling the network that he definitely won’t be re-signing when his contract expires. The way Cumulus treats its employees is, apparently, one reason Hannity is leaving is Cumulus. The company treats its employees “like dirt,” sources tell Inside Music Media, to which Talkers magazine attributes a...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously Friday to pull the group’s partnership with NBC and CNN for the 2016 GOP presidential primary debates unless the networks kill their planned films on Hillary Clinton. “We don't have time for the media's games,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said before the vote at the RNC summer meeting in Boston. “We’re done putting up with this nonsense. There are plenty of other news outlets.” ... This week, the Washington Examiner reported that the RNC is considering some high-profile conservative media personalities, like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, as potential debate moderators. “I actually...

For weeks the liberal media have been almost orgasmic over rumors that the Cumulus radio network was dumping conservative talk show host Sean Hannity. On Friday, Inside Music Media's Jerry Del Colliano reported that it's actually Hannity that's dumping Cumulus (subscription required): Sean Hannity, the popular conservative radio and TV talk show host, turns down a recent Cumulus offer to renew his contract to continue aitring [sic] his show on 40 of their stations. And now Lew "Trickey" Dickey has apparently seized the low road again. He allowed Michael "I hope you get AIDS and die, you pig" Savage to...

A studio audience joins Sean tonight as he takes viewers step-by-step through each of Mark Levin's ‘Liberty Amendments.' While some may support Levin's proposals others are strongly against the suggestions in a must-see conversation.

Conservative talk show host Michael Savage says he is taking over Sean Hannity's time slot later this year on Cumulus radio stations across the country. Savage made the announcement Thursday evening during his program, "Savage Nation," which airs on Cumulus stations. He predicted that Rush Limbaugh's program likely will remain on Cumulus, despite earlier reports that he would be dropped...

What’s the hottest topic in Chicagoland? Nope, it’s not Chicago’s horrific rate of (illegal) gun violence,not the “flash gangs” on “Muggers Mile,”or even it’s robust effort to become the “Next Detroit.” It’s the 2016 Republican Presidential primary “debates.”(SNIP)Ok, so not everybody in Chi-town is consumed with fear that Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and “The Great One” Mark Levin (RSL) might be chosen to head the R-word debates.Butt I can tell you that everyone occupying our Organizing For Action (OFA) Headquarters sure are.  MSM talking heads are helpfully passing the OFA’s official talking points on to Republicans in order to  “warn”...

Conservative radio host Michael Savage teased a “major announcement” on his website earlier today, and tonight, he delivered. Savage predicted that he will be replacing Sean Hannity’s time slot on Cumulus Media’s network of stations. While Hannity’s fate appeared to be tied to that of Rush Limbaugh in the initial reports on the Cumulus move, Mediaite has learned from a talk radio source Limbaugh is likely to stay. Mediaite has also learned from multiple talk radio sources that Savage’s prediction will likely be confirmed soon. “I predict, right here, right now, that I Michael Savage and the Savage Nation is...

She turned on Anthony Weiner with sexy pillow talk, but Sydney Leathers proved to be a big tease at a Hell’s Kitchen strip club Tuesday night. The 23-year-old online ingenue was supposedly “hosting” at the Headquarters Gentlemen’s Club on W. 38th St., but she appeared to be doing nothing more than texting. Billing herself as “Mrs. Danger” — a riff on Weiner’s sexting alias Carlos Danger — Leathers posed for photos wearing a black minidress and platform heels.

If losing his prime-time show to Megyn Kelly is rattling Sean Hannity, he isn’t showing it. Hannity weighed in on the report of Kelly’s move to the Fox News 9 p.m. prime-time block during his radio show, saying he’s “very happy” with the way things are turning out, and that it has no negative implications for his career. “Let’s just say in the end I’m very happy. That’s all I can say at this point,” he said Thursday. It’s pretty funny. I love people speculating,” Hannity said. “Because everybody thinks they know everything and they don’t.” He also preempted criticism...

Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes is being interviewed by Neil Cavuto at this hour in California at a 21st Century Fox investors conference. The first question Cavuto asked was about the rumor, first reported on Drudge Report, that Megyn Kelly will me moving into the 9pmET timeslot this Fall. “Generally, I don’t confirm or deny any rumors, and that is a rumor at the moment,” said Ailes, adding “all of our stars will be back.” As for Hannity, who currently hosts the 9pm hour, Ailes said, “Hannity is a brand that many of our viewers love and want...