NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Colmes, the radio and television host and commentator best known as the amiable liberal foil to the hard-right Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel, has died.
Fox spokeswoman Dana Klinghoffer confirmed his death Thursday. Fox also aired a statement from his family saying that he died Thursday morning after “a brief illness.” Colmes was 66 and is survived by his wife, Jocelyn Elise Crowley.
Colmes was a New York City native who worked for years in radio and standup comedy before joining Fox in 1996. That same year he and the conservative Hannity began a 12-year run as co-hosts of the popular “Hannity & Colmes” program. Colmes also was an author, his books including “Thank the Liberals” and “Red, White & Liberal.”
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What a lovely man. He wasn’t as progressive as I’d like, but always a gentleman and seemed to care about moving things forward at Fox.
RIP–a sad reminder that he and Michael Kinsley originated that unfortunate role of “punching bag liberal” and irreparably harnmed the image and presentation of liberal ideas.
Sorry, the What ? on What?
There were lots of zeros on the stage when Alan was up there. The ones on his checks and the ones between his legs.
Poor, Poor Faux News. Their token liberal died. Now they’ll have to get another.
Maybe Obama wants a part-time job?
To all the haters, he was who he was. Faux may have selected him because of his mild personality, but there were plenty of times he gave as good as he got. I’ll miss him.