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Glenn Beck
File:Glenn Beck Banner.jpg
Glenn Beck Banner Used on FoxNews.com
GenreHumor, Satire, News
Presented byGlenn Beck
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkHLN (2006-08)
Fox News Channel (2009-present)
Release2006 –
present

Glenn Beck is an American cable-news show hosted by American conservative commentator Glenn Beck that airs weekdays on Fox News Channel. The program, originally on CNN Headline News (now HLN), premiered on FNC on January 19, 2009 and now airs weekdays at 5:00 PM eastern.[1] Since switching to Fox News Channel, Beck's ratings have risen significantly.[2]

Overview

Each broadcast usually begins with a brief, scripted monologue by Beck, in which he gives his analysis of the top story of the day. This is usually followed by an interview with a correspondent who continues the discussion with their opinions on the matter.

Although the original concept of the show combined elements of late-night talk shows (e.g., satirical comedy bits and frequent celebrity interviews) as well as cable news, it gradually came to center on the latter format and adopted a more news-oriented style.

Special programs

Headline News Era

The Friday broadcast was devoted to a full-hour interview under the label Honest Questions. Interviewed people include Ron Paul, Al Sharpton, Janice Dickinson, Larry King, Nancy Grace, Benjamin Netanyahu, Anderson Cooper, and Ben Stein.

Special programming included Exposed: The Extremist Agenda, Exposed: The Climate of Fear, and a week long series titled America's Addiction. These programs tended to be serious examinations of the subjects without any of Beck's humorous asides.

Exposed

Exposed: The Extremist Agenda

The Extremist Agenda, aired in November 2006, which overviewed Islam in the Quran.

Exposed: The Climate of Fear

The May 2, 2007 edition of his Glenn Beck on Headline News was a "special report" entitled, "Exposed: The Climate of Fear". In his opening remarks, Beck said, "Welcome to 'Exposed: The Climate of Fear.' I want you to know right up front, this is not a balanced look at global warming. It is the other side of the climate debate that you don't hear anywhere. Yes, Al Gore, there is another credible side."[3]

Media Matters for America claimed that "Beck relied heavily on people with energy industry ties and others espousing positions on global warming that have been soundly debunked or rejected by the overwhelming majority of scientists studying climate change." [4]


Exposed: America's Broke

Beck aired a special called "Exposed: America's Broke" during the week on 9/15/08. This special dealt with the national debt in America and what Beck saw as America's debt of leadership as well.

Exposed: The End of Oil

This last Exposed special hosted by Beck aired the week after America's Broke and focused on the economic effects of not using the resources in America (offshore drilling, ANWR oil, etc.) before the U.S. can find an alternative source of fuel.

Fox News Era

Glenn Beck's self-titled television show on The Fox News Channel premiered on January 19th, 2009. Beck's format includes the use of diagrams and visual aids. His recurring segments include "Use Your Head" and "The One Thing".

Recently, he had a Special Program called "The New Republic" which aired Aug. 23-28 2009.

Reception

Beck's shows have 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."[5] Beck has referred to himself as an entertainer,[5] a rodeo clown,[5] and identified with Howard Beale "When he came out of the rain and he was like, none of this makes any sense. I am that guy."[6]

Beck's style of expressing his candid opinions have helped make his shows successful,[7] but have also resulted in protest and advertiser boycotts. In late July 2009, Beck argued that reparations and social justice were driving President Obama's agenda, discussing issues of diversity and institutional racism.[8] That week in response to the Henry Gates controversy, Beck stated that Obama has repeatedly exposed himself as having, "a deep-seated hatred for white people, or the white culture." He concluded that, "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist."[9] These remarks drew criticism from MSNBC commentators, the NAACP, and others.[9][10]

Time Magazine describes Beck as "[t]he new populist superstar of Fox News" saying it is easier to see a set of attitudes rather than a specific ideology, noting his criticism of Wall Street, yet defending bonuses to AIG and denouncing conspiracies against FEMA but warning against indoctrination of children by the AmeriCorps program. Time concludes that "[w]hat unites Beck's disparate themes is a sense of siege" but notes that Beck describes his program as "the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment." [11]

Advertiser boycott

As of August 27th, 2009, a total of 46 [12] advertisers including Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GMAC-owned Ally Bank, Travelocity, LexisNexis-owned Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble, Verizon Wireless, Progressive Insurance and GEICO have removed their ads from his programming due to a desire to avoid advertising on programs that potential customers might consider "offensive".[13][14][15][16][17] Fox was prompted to release a statement regarding the matter, claiming that revenue had not been lost as a result of the boycott.[18] This is despite the fact that as a direct result of the incident, UPS Stores has decided to stop advertising on Fox News as a whole.[19][20] Beck expressed that he was unapologetic for the remark and stated that the President is not above criticism.[21] Beck has also devoted significant airtime on his television show targeting Van Jones — the co-founder of Color of Change — describing him as a "self-professed communist" and a "committed revolutionary" among other terms.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/glenn_becks_fnc_show_to_begin_jan_19_101757.asp?c=rss
  2. ^ http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/06/entertainment/et-foxnews6
  3. ^ Transcript of Exposed: The Climate of Fear
  4. ^ Beck's global warming special dominated by industry-funded "experts," serial misinformers
  5. ^ a b c "Fox News's Mad, Apocalyptic, Tearful Rising Star". The New York Times. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2009-07-31. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Stossel, John (2009-06-10). "Glenn Beck on Glenn Beck". 20/20. ABC News. Retrieved 2009-07-31. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ "Glenn Beck and Simon & Schuster Launch Wide-Ranging Global Publishing Partnership". Reuters. 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  8. ^ Beck, Glen (2009-07-23). "What's Driving President Obama's Agenda?". Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  9. ^ a b Bauder, David (2009-07-28). "Fox's Glenn Beck: President Obama is a racist". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-07-29. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  10. ^ Krakauer, Steve (2009-07-29). "Glenn Beck's 'Obama is Racist' Comment Fuels MSNBC and Beyond". Mediaite. Retrieved 2009-07-29. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  11. ^ Poniewozik, James (2009-04-08). "Glenn Beck: The Fears of a Clown". Time magazine. Retrieved 2009-07-31. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  12. ^ http://colorofchange.org/beck/more/release-10.html
  13. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090824/ap_on_en_tv/us_tv_beck_s_advertisers
  14. ^ Ariens, Chris (2009-07-28). "Glenn Beck's 'Racist' Comment Sends Advertisers Elsewhere". TVNewser. Retrieved 2009-08-12. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  15. ^ Hein, Kenneth (2009-07-12). "Fox News' "Glenn Beck" loses advertisers". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  16. ^ "Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, GMAC Among 8 Major Companies To Pull Ads From Glenn Beck Show". 2009-08-17.
  17. ^ http://ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=lavendertube&article=102
  18. ^ Clarke, Conor (2009-08-25). "Why Hasn't the Glenn Beck Boycott Hurt Fox News?". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  19. ^ Bauder, David (2009-08-25). "Attack on Obama riles Beck's advertisers". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  20. ^ James Rucker:"I know for at least one, UPS, they said "We're done with Fox."" Wasserman, Todd (2009-08-25). "Glenn Beck Protester Eyes Fox Re-ups". Brandweek. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
  21. ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/07/29/2009-07-29_glenn_beck_defends_his_.html
  22. ^ Gold, Matea (2009-08-24). "Glenn Beck goes after Color of Change co-founder Van Jones". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
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