Sean Hannity

He has been hosting country music themed ‘Freedom Concerts’ since 2003 to raise money for charity.

He was awarded an honorary degree by the chancellor of Liberty University in 2005.

Sean Hannity was born to Hugh J. and Lillian F. Hannity. He has two sisters.

He attended St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary high school and later on enrolled at the New York University, but dropped out before graduation.

He got his first chance to host a radio talk show at the volunteer college station KCSB-FM in 1989. However, his weekly show was cancelled after less than a year.

He found work with the radio station WVNN to host an afternoon talk show; he soon moved to WGST in 1992.

He got a big opportunity in 1996 when he was hired by Roger Ailes, the co-founder of Fox News to co-host a show with Alan Colmes. The live television show ‘Hannity & Colmes’ premiered in October 1996.

The ‘Hannity & Colmes’ show had the co-hosts Hannity and Colmes present a conservative and liberal perspective respectively on current issues.

WABC gave the late night slot to Hannity in 1997. He was also allotted the afternoon slot the next year and has been appearing on that slot since then.

His radio talk show ‘The Sean Hannity Show’ is a very popular show, counted amongst the most listened to commercial radio shows. Hannity is considered to be the best radio host, second only to the legendary Rush Limbaugh.

He published three books on politics, all of which were named on the New York Times bestseller list.