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The Glenn Beck Radio Program
Glenn Beck Program (2006–present)
Starring
Recording studioMercury Studios, Irving, Texas[1]
Original releaseJanuary 2000 (2000-01)
Websitewww.glennbeck.com
Podcasthttps://www.glennbeck.com/st/the_glenn_beck_podcast

The Glenn Beck Radio Program is an

The Huffington Post, singled out Glenn Beck's radio and television programs for raising issues which led to the resignation of Obama advisor Van Jones.[4][5]

History

In 2000, The Glenn Beck Program began airing on

Premiere Radio Networks launched Beck into syndication on January 2, 2002, having already added other affiliates such as KPRC in Houston and WGST in Atlanta.[6] On January 14, 2002, WPHT in Philadelphia became the flagship station.[7]

Beck ran a series of rallies called "Glenn Beck's Rally for America" during 2003, in support of the troops fighting the Iraq War. While generally attended by war supporters, Beck spoke of many who "disagreed with the war, but still supported the troops". He ran the final rally at Marshall University, over the Memorial Day weekend. The event drew about 25,000 people.

2005 marked a year of substantial ratings growth. The program ended the year being heard on more than 200 stations, and was the third highest-rated national radio talk show among adults ages 25 to 54, according to Premiere Research/Arbitron. On January 17, 2006, Beck began a new television show at

CNN Headline News. To accommodate the new show, Beck relocated his studios to Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Until January 2011, Beck's flagship station in New York City was WOR.[8]

The show added its 300th affiliate in 2008. Its 400th affiliate, KRLA in Los Angeles, was added in June 2010.

On October 16, 2008, Beck announced that he had signed a "multi-year deal" that would put him in the popular 5 p.m. (Eastern) time slot on the

Fox News Channel. He decided not to renew his contract with CNN, instead taking a deal from Fox because he felt Fox would give him permission to voice his opinions.[citation needed
]

After his dismissal from Fox News, Bill O'Reilly joined the show as a contributor, appearing every Friday or whenever certain news warrants.[9]

Format

Combining elements of the comedy-centric

hot talk format and more traditional talk-radio shows, like Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity
, the Program consists of humor, political commentary, discussions about current events popular culture and personal reflections from the host.

The first half of each hour of the show is usually a monologue by Beck, but occasionally will include a guest or some conversation with the production staff. During the second half of each hour, Beck takes callers and continues discussing the themes he has previously introduced. Promotions for companies like "My Patriot Supply" and "ZipRecruiter" are common during certain moments of the show even if there are no commercial breaks.

The show also features two contributing co-hosts, Steve "Stu" Burguiere and Pat Gray, and the Producer, Jeff "Jeffy" Fisher, also contributes to the content.[10]

In January 2010, Beck changed his show's theme music to a rock anthem with sampled voices overlaid. The music was performed by Anthony Newett, the vocals by Stephen Lyons and the lyrics written by Beck and Burguiere. Lyrics included the refrain, "We must remember who we are, we will be the key."[11][12][13]

In January 2011, the show's theme music changed again to a song that was similar to the 2010 version.

Jenn Blosil.[citation needed
]

In September 2017, "We Are One" was retired in favor of a new theme song – a simple acoustic guitar tune and a female voice saying "Love. Courage. Truth. This is The Glenn Beck Program".[16]

Reception

Beck's on-air persona has been described as a "mix of moral lessons, outrage and an apocalyptic view of the future … capturing the feelings of an alienated class of Americans."[17] Beck has referred to himself as an entertainer,[17] and a rodeo clown.[17] Additionally, Beck has identified himself with Howard Beale, the fictional news anchor portrayed by Peter Finch in the 1976 film Network, who, in a moment of indignation and fury, urges his viewers to declare "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Says Beck, "When [Beale] came out of the rain and he was like, none of this makes any sense. I am that guy."[18]

Beck's style of expressing his candid opinions have helped make his shows successful,

Arab-American organizations, such as the Arab Institute and the Muslim Public Affairs Council,[22][23] to publicly protest Beck's hiring as a commentator by Good Morning America, accusing Beck of "anti-Muslim and anti-Arab prejudice".[24]

Ratings

According to

Fox News Channel peaked in ratings in 2009 at 3.4 million views, but had dropped to a third in 2010, before he left to create his own network.[26]

Substitute hosts

Notable substitute hosts for Beck have included:

Affiliates

The Glenn Beck Radio Program is syndicated to over 400 radio stations throughout the United States,

Triumph channel 111.[27]

References

  1. ^ "The Mercury Studios Building, long known as The Studios of Las Colinas, in Irving, Texas". Library of Congress. September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "About Glenn Beck". iHeartRadio. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  3. Talkers magazine. November 2008. Archived from the original
    on March 24, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.
  4. Huffington Post, September 6, 2009, Glenn Beck Gets First Scalp: Van Jones Resigns
  5. ^ Arianna Huffington, HuffPost, September 7, 2009, "Thank You, Glenn Beck!"
  6. ^ a b "Premiere Radio Networks launches Glenn Beck on Jan. 2, 2002" (PDF). Premiere Radio Networks. December 20, 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  7. ^ Klein, Michael (January 10, 2002). "Glenn Beck tops 'PHT's day shakeup". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on February 6, 2002. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  8. ^ Hinckley, David (January 4, 2011). "Glenn Beck dropped by New York's WOR radio station over poor ratings, replaced by Mike Gallagher". Daily News. New York. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
  9. ^ Fortin, Jacey (May 17, 2017). "After Fox, It's Podcast Time for Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "3/22/17 – Megan Phelps-Roper left Westboro Baptist Church (1/2)". Glenn Beck. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  11. ^ "Glenn Beck New Theme Song 2010 | Dummies of the Year".
  12. ^ "New Glenn Beck Program Theme". Reckless Love. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  13. ^ "News". Stephen Lyon Music. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  14. ^ "Glenn Beck New theme Song 2011 | Dummies of the Year".
  15. ^ "Glenn Beck's first segment of 2011". The Right Scoop. January 4, 2011.
  16. ^ "The Glenn Beck Program on Soundcloud".
  17. ^ a b c Carter, Bill; Stelter, Brian (March 31, 2009). "Fox News's Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  18. 20/20. ABC News
    . Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  19. ^ "Glenn Beck and Simon & Schuster Launch Wide-Ranging Global Publishing Partnership". Reuters. May 4, 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2009.[dead link]
  20. ^ Glenn Beck (November 14, 2006). "First Muslim Congressman Speaks Out". CNN.
  21. ^ Pierce, Scott (January 11, 2007). "Beck is in a Catch-22". Deseret News. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  22. ^ 2003 – 2007 Report on Hate Crimes and Discrimination Against Arab Americans Archived April 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Research Institute.
  23. ^ "Urge ABC News to Reconsider Hiring Glenn Beck". Muslim Public Affairs Council. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
  24. ^ Malek, Alia (January 25, 2007). "Muslim-American Groups Protest GMA's Hiring Of Glenn Beck". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
  25. ^ TALKERS magazine – The 2009 Heavy Hundred Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ Bercovici, Jeff (April 26, 2013). "Glenn Beck on the CNN 'Pit of Despair' and Why He Got Out of Cable TV". Forbes. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  27. ^ "Triumph Channel Shows". Sirius XM Radio. Retrieved August 4, 2020.

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