The Beltway Boys

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The Beltway Boys
Fox News Channel
Release1998 (1998) –
2009 (2009)

The Beltway Boys was an American weekly television show. The title referred to the

Fox News Channel, the program was a weekly digest and discussion of political issues. The show was taped in Fox News' Washington studios on Fridays. Fox News Channel cancelled the show in April 2009.[2]

Overview

Mort Kondracke (left) and Fred Barnes (right)

Typically, the program began with three primary topics ("Hot Stories") that Kondracke and Barnes discussed at length. It then looked at newsworthy events in the political lives of national leaders in its "Ups and Downs" segment, characterizing the events as positive for the individual (up) or negative (down).

References

  1. ^ "'Beltway' Takes Buddy Approach to Punditry - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. December 1999.
  2. ^ "End of the Road for Beltway Boys?". Adweek. April 30, 2009. Retrieved 2020-05-24.