Saturday, April 17, 2010

‘Irate’ Fox execs pull Hannity from Tea Party rally | Raw Story

‘Irate’ Fox execs pull Hannity from Tea Party rally | Raw Story

After learning that Fox News anchor Sean Hannity was set to headline a Tea Party event that was raising money for its coffers by charging admission, angry executives cancelled his appearance Thursday.

Network execs claimed they weren't aware that Hannity was set to be the headliner of the Tea Party event. They told reporters that they'd nixed Hannity's plans to broadcast from the site of the event in Cincinnati when they heard about it Thursday morning.

“Fox News never agreed to allow the Cincinnati Tea Party organizers to use Sean Hannity’s television program to profit from broadcasting his show from the event," Bill Shine, the network’s executive vice president of programming, told a reporter. "When senior executives in New York were made aware of this, we changed our plans for tonight’s show.” ...

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