Posts with tag "Glenn Beck"

Glenn Beck Says Goodbye to Fox News (Video)

Posted Jun 30th 2011 at 09:45 PM by AOL TV Editors

Glenn Beck said goodbye to his audience and looked back on his tumultuous tenure at Fox News on Thursday, the last episode of the 'Glenn Beck Show.' Of course, there was the requisite career retrospective full of clips from his time on the network, starting with his first show January 19, 2009. Media Matters had released their own highlight reel of Beck's most outrageous statements earlier in the ...

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Glenn Beck Nominates Replacement, Discusses Departure from FOX Show

Posted Apr 7th 2011 at 09:32 AM by Zach Dionne

News hit yesterday that Glenn Beck would step down from his popular FOX News program later this year but continue developing material for the network and its digital properties. "I have been talking around this for almost a year," Beck told Andrew Napolitano on FOX Business on Wednesday. "I kept saying, 'Hear me, hear me: Prepare yourself for a time when I'm not gonna be around. You've gotta ...

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Jon Stewart Says He Has 'Quite a Bit In Common' With Glenn Beck

Posted Oct 1st 2010 at 11:30 PM by Jane Levere

In a conversation with NPR's Terry Gross this week, Jon Stewart took the high road in his comments on Glenn Beck, who has warned Stewart and his "rival" Stephen Colbert that if they go ahead with their planned rallies in Washington October 30, they will '"go the way of Oprah." "People have said it's a rally to counter Glenn Beck. It's not," Stewart said of his 'Rally to Restore Sanity', calling ...

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Glenn Beck Befuddles With 'Go the Way of Oprah' Warning for Jon Stewart

Posted Sep 28th 2010 at 10:20 AM by Rob Shuter

Glenn Beck isn't mincing his words towards Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, warning them that if they continue with their planned rallies in Washington, D.C., they will "go the way of Oprah." "I don't know how this shakes out, and I don't claim to be the one who is left standing in the end. Here's what I do claim. I believe that those who play these games at this point, who are not honest, ...

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Staying Classy: Glenn Beck Yearbook Photos

Posted Jul 28th 2010 at 03:36 PM by Ben Trivett

It's always amazing to see what older celebrities looked like in their younger days, and Glenn Beck is no exception. The right-leaning FOX News host has definitely matured since his days at Sehome High School in Washington state, trading in his shaggy, slightly feathered red locks for a more conservative salt and pepper cut. Check out a couple more conservative hosts in their younger years ...

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Glenn Beck Rips James Cameron and His 'Smurf-Murdering Movie'

Posted Mar 25th 2010 at 03:06 PM by Zach Dionne

No one watches 'Titanic' expecting the ship to stay afloat, and no one insults Glenn Beck without anticipating a retort. "I did call James Cameron the Antichrist, and I contend that he may be, but only because of the Celine Dion song [in 'Titanic']. Horrific," Beck said on FOX News, his usual sardonic air intact. "But the best part is, this guy has carried this joke around with him for three ...

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James Cameron Plays With Fire, Calls Glenn Beck a Raving 'Madman'

Posted Mar 24th 2010 at 07:15 AM by PopEater Staff

James Cameron thinks Glenn Beck is a dangerous "madman" with "poisonous" ideas, but he'd love to have a dialog with him, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Oh, Beck will have a dialog alright, but it will likely involve a chalkboard and the words "socialist" and "progressive." The 'Avatar' director lashed out at FOX News' increasingly influential star at a press conference supporting the ...

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Catfight at Fox Between Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin?

Posted Jan 19th 2010 at 08:00 PM by Rob Shuter

Is Sarah Palin stepping on Glenn Beck's toes in the Fox News sandbox? Word is Beck is a bit concerned that the ex-almost-VP is stealing his FNC thunder and that the News Corp bigwigs are leaning towards Team Sarah. Can't we all just get along? More Beck-Palin drama, plus Ryan Seacrest's fountain of youth and the show every A-lister wants to be on, after the jump! ...

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Jordin Sparks 'Sore' But on the Mend Following Appendectomy

Posted Nov 20th 2009 at 09:46 AM by PopEater Staff

First Glenn Beck and now this!?! Inflamed appendixes are wreaking havoc on celebrities this month, with Jordin Sparks the latest victim. The 'American Idol' winner is on the mend after having an attack of acute appendicitis this past week. She had the little bugger removed on Wednesday night and is now "feeling a little better but very sore," the singer told fans on Twitter. She later ...