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Alan Colmes dead: Fox News TV host and political commentator dies aged 66 | |
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> >*/ /*-->*/ Alan Colmes was the liberal whom Fox News viewers learned to love and loathe. | |
For 12 years, the New York-born comedian and broadcaster played the wishy washy liberal who appeared daily alongside the blustering conservative bruiser of Sean Hannity, the co-host of Hannity & Colmes, which ran between 1996 to 2009. Mr Colmes was frequently the target of Mr Hannity’s ire. | |
On Thursday, it was announced that Mr Colmes had died at the age of 66 after a short illness, and Hr Hannity was among those to pay tribute to his former colleague. | |
“He was one of life’s most decent, kind and wonderful people you’d ever want to meet,” Mr Hannity said in a statement. | |
Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer had first announced the news during the morning's broadcast. | |
“We have, yet again, some sad news to report here at the Fox News Channel,” said Mr Hemmer. | |
“Fox News contributor and frequent guest here in America’s Newsroom, Alan Colmes, has passed away.” | |
Fox spokeswoman Dana Klinghoffer also confirmed his death. Fox also aired a statement from his family saying that he had died on Thursday morning, and asked for privacy. Mr Colmes is survived by his wife, Jocelyn Elise Crowley. | |
Mr Colmes was a New York City native who worked for years in radio and stand-up comedy before joining Fox in 1996. | |
Mr Colmes also was an author, his books including Thank the Liberals and Red, White & Liberal. |
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