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Glenn Beck’s ratings continue to drop on Fox - SEE POLL

Future on Fox News uncertain says the NY Times

MOLLY MULDOON,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 8:42 AM

Updated Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 2:28 PM

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“The New York Times” on Monday reported that Fox News executives are “contemplating life without” Glenn Beck after his current contract expires in December.

If his contract is not renewed, Beck would be forced to leave a network which significantly boosted his profile over the past two years.

Networks with such sway as Fox News tend to be coy regarding information on contracts.

This has been a difficult year for Beck after noted media writer Howard Kurtz reported last year that there was a “deep split” within Fox News as a result of Beck’s credibility on the network.

Last September Mark Leibovich from “The New York Times” wrote about growing tensions between Beck and the network over his outside media ventures.

Beck was also chastised over his frequent attacks on liberal billionaire George Soros which were later condemned by Jewish organizations.

Since Beck’s ratings have fallen over 300 advertisers have pulled their commercials from the show. Last November he fell from his spot as the third highest rated show in cable news.

Joel Cheatwood, the Fox News executive responsible for his show, told David Carr from “The New York Times” that he has discussed lightening the tone of the show with Beck.

"It is really important that no matter how dire he thinks things are or what horrible direction things may be going from his perspective that the show maintains a sense of hope," Cheatwood said.

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maloney | Mar 19, 2011, 12:09 AM EDT

It's the roohumpers who play with their own dung or anyone elses.

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seanomelbourne | Mar 15, 2011, 07:26 PM EDT

I fear oldtimers has Alzheimer's about time he changed his pad he's full of sh-it,maybe you can clean him up Maloney.

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maloney | Mar 15, 2011, 03:54 PM EDT

oldtimers...good post.seano could learn alot from you.

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seanomelbourne | Mar 13, 2011, 06:20 PM EDT

Ah! Maloney the minimum pay in Ozland is around $15 per hr. for a 35hr.week.IF we need cheap labour we'll invite you to Oz and pay American rates and you are welcome to roohump after hours of course(no charge).

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oldtimers | Mar 13, 2011, 03:02 PM EDT

1 st. this is from a country that went bankrupted because of the liberal's and most of what i read on irish central is trash written by people who know nothing of what they write all of the scum that you praise are the same ilk we are trying to get rid of the oil company put black scum in the gulf of mexico the dems put black scum in the white house now our local drug dealers have a king spigger

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pflynn70 | Mar 12, 2011, 09:59 AM EST

Regarding Glen Beck's demise on Fox, you quote the N.Y Times??? What a joke, "the majority of people want Obama Care (false)Majority of people in Wisc. favor the unions False) How about reporting that under Obama our gas prices have risen 67% since he took office (true) You liberals are such a crock of mis-information and B/S. Beck's alive and well and well liked on Fox by the people who watch Fox, it's the only place to get real news not pre-fabricated, made up stuff.

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maloney | Mar 12, 2011, 02:25 AM EST

seano..the high water the jappos sent you way must have missed ya. You may still get a bath before the end of the month. I'll keep praying for ya. Do your slave workers get roohumping breaks?

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seanomelbourne | Mar 11, 2011, 05:43 PM EST

If quoting you 2B upsets your sensibilitys and you cannot take criticism, I promise not to converse with you in the future.You obviously wish to converse with like minded morons.

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seagreen | Mar 11, 2011, 10:23 AM EST

Glenn Beck is nothing new... For those that are old enough, there was a guy named George Lincoln Rockwell who led a militant crusade during the sixty's Beck is following the exact format and style of Rockwell. Rockwell claimed that by wearing the NAZI officers uniform, he could reduce jewish nobel prize winners, and intellectuals to ranting raving street people. Beck is not wearing the uniform (at least publicly) yet

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seanomelbourne | Mar 11, 2011, 01:00 AM EST

Glen,Glen,the flim flam man

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kajpngwe | Mar 10, 2011, 11:18 PM EST

Glenn, Is the pne person who managed to wake up the American people to what is going on in the country.We are becoming (if not already) a third world country. Keep up the good work Glenn. We are a nation of cowards. Wake up America.

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seanomelbourne | Mar 10, 2011, 06:26 PM EST

2B quotes the right to justify the right.Beck is a sad fool,a recovering drug and alcohol addict who's rantings are akin to another addict "Sheen"

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ballyhip | Mar 10, 2011, 05:23 PM EST

Glen Beck is not a journalist, a columnist, or even a good television "personality". Showing my age but I noticed that he has adopted a blackboard to pitch his conspiracies, wacky notions, and just plain wrong information. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen SJS did this on his popular 50's television show but he was a classical scholar who demonstrated the eternal truths of Aristotilian/Thomistic ethics and cosmology. I hope that is not his blackboard!

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Irishjule | Mar 10, 2011, 02:23 PM EST

I AM SADDENED BY SOME OF THE COMMENTS HERE. THAT IS THE TROUBLE WITH OUR COUNTRY. PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUNG AND NAIVE PEOPLE, REFUSE TO REALLY LEARN THE TRUTH; THAT'S WHY OBAMA AND HIS THUGS ARE IN THE GOVERNMENT. READ ABOUT CUBA, GERMANY, POLAND, AND SEE HOW CITIZENS' LIVES WERE TAKEN OVER GRADUALLY UNTIL THE PEOPLE BECAME HELPLESS. SO WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT HAS A MAJOR STAKE IN GENERAL MOTORS, GENERAL ELECTRIC, AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM? WHAT'S NEXT? OBAMA WANTS THE AUTHORITY (IN A BILL BY JOE LIEBERMAN) TO SHUT DOWN THE INTERNET AS GADAHFY DID IN LIBYA RECENTLY. AMERICANS NEED TO WAKE UP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE! DON'T LISTEN TO THE LIBERAL MEDIA, THINK FOR YOURSELF! READ! WATCH FOX NEWS WHERE THEY SHOW PROOF FOR WHAT THEY SAY.

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whiteycat | Mar 10, 2011, 02:08 PM EST

Execs should not have made this public until its a done deal. Just opens it up to a bunch of Beck bashers

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