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| Alan Colmes, Sean Hannity’s Liberal Partner on Fox News, Dies at 66 | Alan Colmes, Sean Hannity’s Liberal Partner on Fox News, Dies at 66 |
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| Alan Colmes, Sean Hannity’s moderately liberal sparring partner for 12 years in Fox News Channel’s most tangible effort to fulfill its “fair and balanced” credo, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 66. | Alan Colmes, Sean Hannity’s moderately liberal sparring partner for 12 years in Fox News Channel’s most tangible effort to fulfill its “fair and balanced” credo, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 66. |
| His death was confirmed by his wife, Jocelyn Elise Crowley, a professor at Rutgers University. No cause was specified. | His death was confirmed by his wife, Jocelyn Elise Crowley, a professor at Rutgers University. No cause was specified. |
| Mr. Colmes, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, was raised in New York. He worked in radio and as a stand-up comic before he was recruited in 1996 as the counterpart to Mr. Hannity, an Atlanta talk-radio host who had been selected by Roger Ailes, the Fox News founder and chairman, so far in advance that some insiders referred to the show as “Hannity & Liberal to Be Determined.” | Mr. Colmes, the grandson of Jewish immigrants from Ukraine, was raised in New York. He worked in radio and as a stand-up comic before he was recruited in 1996 as the counterpart to Mr. Hannity, an Atlanta talk-radio host who had been selected by Roger Ailes, the Fox News founder and chairman, so far in advance that some insiders referred to the show as “Hannity & Liberal to Be Determined.” |
| After auditioning prospective co-hosts, Mr. Hannity, a conservative firebrand, was said to have preferred the affable Mr. Colmes. “Hannity & Colmes” was born and remained on the air nightly until 2009. | After auditioning prospective co-hosts, Mr. Hannity, a conservative firebrand, was said to have preferred the affable Mr. Colmes. “Hannity & Colmes” was born and remained on the air nightly until 2009. |
| Mr. Colmes also ran the Liberaland blog, contributed to AOL News and wrote several books, including “Red, White & Liberal: How Left Is Right and Right Is Wrong” (2003) and “Thank the Liberals for Saving America” (2012). | Mr. Colmes also ran the Liberaland blog, contributed to AOL News and wrote several books, including “Red, White & Liberal: How Left Is Right and Right Is Wrong” (2003) and “Thank the Liberals for Saving America” (2012). |
| In a statement, Mr. Hannity described Mr. Colmes as “one of life’s most decent, kind and wonderful people you’d ever want to meet.” | In a statement, Mr. Hannity described Mr. Colmes as “one of life’s most decent, kind and wonderful people you’d ever want to meet.” |
| Mr. Colmes attended New York public schools and received a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University’s School of Communications. On radio he was the host of “The Alan Colmes Show,” heard on Fox News Talk. | Mr. Colmes attended New York public schools and received a bachelor’s degree from Hofstra University’s School of Communications. On radio he was the host of “The Alan Colmes Show,” heard on Fox News Talk. |
| Starting in 2015, he supplied the voice of The Liberal Panel, an animatronic robot face, on Fox News Channel’s “The Greg Gutfeld Show.” |