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As expected. A friend in media e-mailed me after this post to say that he’d heard through the grapevine that it would be Hannity at 7, then O’Reilly, Kelly, and Greta in her familiar 10 p.m. slot. C’mon. No overtly conservative/Republican programming on FNC between the hours of 8 and 11? I realize they’re trying to be “newsier” than the competition by putting Kelly up against Maddow, but they can’t shed their partisan brand completely.Hannity goes to 10 p.m., Greta replaces Shep before O’Reilly. She’s excited about it, too: Just think how fun and exciting it is for our OTR...

Fox announces new lineup: Greta to 7, Bill at 8, Megyn at 9, Sean at 10 Fox News announces its prime time lineup, starting Mon., Oct. 7: Greta Van Susteren moves to 7 p.m., Bill O'Reilly stays at 8, Megyn Kelly's "The Kelly File" is at 9 and Sean Hannity moves to 10 p.m. Here is the release: FOX News Channel (FNC) will unveil its new prime time lineup on Monday, October 7th, marking the 17th anniversary of the network, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO, FOX

Popular radio talk show host Sean Hannity has signed a "long-term" contract extension with Premiere Networks, in a deal that makes it even more likely Hannity will switch from WABC (770 AM) to WOR (710 AM) in 2014.

I'm curious to know if anyone saw the Hannity panel with college students last night and what you thought of it.

Industry sources very close to the negotiations confirmed to Radio Ink late last night that Rush Limbaugh will not be leaving Cumulus stations when his contract is up at the end of this year. The one exception will be in New York City where Limbaugh will switch from WABC to Clear Channel's WOR-AM. A deal between Cumulus and Limbaugh, who is syndicated by Clear Channel owned Premiere Radio Networks, was struck when Premiere agreed to unbundle Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, according to sources. This negotiation became very public with Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey making statements that the talk format was...

Worth a mention, because the buzz on this negotiation was that Cumulus was looking to dump Sean Hannity, not the other way around. To say that there may be bad blood in play is putting it mildly, although nothing official has been announced yet: Conservative radio superstar Sean Hannity has reportedly fired Cumulus Media, telling the network that he definitely won’t be re-signing when his contract expires. The way Cumulus treats its employees is, apparently, one reason Hannity is leaving is Cumulus. The company treats its employees “like dirt,” sources tell Inside Music Media, to which Talkers magazine attributes a...

The Republican National Committee (RNC) voted unanimously Friday to pull the group’s partnership with NBC and CNN for the 2016 GOP presidential primary debates unless the networks kill their planned films on Hillary Clinton. “We don't have time for the media's games,” RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said before the vote at the RNC summer meeting in Boston. “We’re done putting up with this nonsense. There are plenty of other news outlets.” ... This week, the Washington Examiner reported that the RNC is considering some high-profile conservative media personalities, like Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, as potential debate moderators. “I actually...

For weeks the liberal media have been almost orgasmic over rumors that the Cumulus radio network was dumping conservative talk show host Sean Hannity. On Friday, Inside Music Media's Jerry Del Colliano reported that it's actually Hannity that's dumping Cumulus (subscription required): Sean Hannity, the popular conservative radio and TV talk show host, turns down a recent Cumulus offer to renew his contract to continue aitring [sic] his show on 40 of their stations. And now Lew "Trickey" Dickey has apparently seized the low road again. He allowed Michael "I hope you get AIDS and die, you pig" Savage to...

A studio audience joins Sean tonight as he takes viewers step-by-step through each of Mark Levin's ‘Liberty Amendments.' While some may support Levin's proposals others are strongly against the suggestions in a must-see conversation.

Conservative talk show host Michael Savage says he is taking over Sean Hannity's time slot later this year on Cumulus radio stations across the country. Savage made the announcement Thursday evening during his program, "Savage Nation," which airs on Cumulus stations. He predicted that Rush Limbaugh's program likely will remain on Cumulus, despite earlier reports that he would be dropped...

What’s the hottest topic in Chicagoland? Nope, it’s not Chicago’s horrific rate of (illegal) gun violence,not the “flash gangs” on “Muggers Mile,”or even it’s robust effort to become the “Next Detroit.” It’s the 2016 Republican Presidential primary “debates.”(SNIP)Ok, so not everybody in Chi-town is consumed with fear that Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and “The Great One” Mark Levin (RSL) might be chosen to head the R-word debates.Butt I can tell you that everyone occupying our Organizing For Action (OFA) Headquarters sure are.  MSM talking heads are helpfully passing the OFA’s official talking points on to Republicans in order to  “warn”...

Conservative radio host Michael Savage teased a “major announcement” on his website earlier today, and tonight, he delivered. Savage predicted that he will be replacing Sean Hannity’s time slot on Cumulus Media’s network of stations. While Hannity’s fate appeared to be tied to that of Rush Limbaugh in the initial reports on the Cumulus move, Mediaite has learned from a talk radio source Limbaugh is likely to stay. Mediaite has also learned from multiple talk radio sources that Savage’s prediction will likely be confirmed soon. “I predict, right here, right now, that I Michael Savage and the Savage Nation is...

She turned on Anthony Weiner with sexy pillow talk, but Sydney Leathers proved to be a big tease at a Hell’s Kitchen strip club Tuesday night. The 23-year-old online ingenue was supposedly “hosting” at the Headquarters Gentlemen’s Club on W. 38th St., but she appeared to be doing nothing more than texting. Billing herself as “Mrs. Danger” — a riff on Weiner’s sexting alias Carlos Danger — Leathers posed for photos wearing a black minidress and platform heels.

If losing his prime-time show to Megyn Kelly is rattling Sean Hannity, he isn’t showing it. Hannity weighed in on the report of Kelly’s move to the Fox News 9 p.m. prime-time block during his radio show, saying he’s “very happy” with the way things are turning out, and that it has no negative implications for his career. “Let’s just say in the end I’m very happy. That’s all I can say at this point,” he said Thursday. It’s pretty funny. I love people speculating,” Hannity said. “Because everybody thinks they know everything and they don’t.” He also preempted criticism...

Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes is being interviewed by Neil Cavuto at this hour in California at a 21st Century Fox investors conference. The first question Cavuto asked was about the rumor, first reported on Drudge Report, that Megyn Kelly will me moving into the 9pmET timeslot this Fall. “Generally, I don’t confirm or deny any rumors, and that is a rumor at the moment,” said Ailes, adding “all of our stars will be back.” As for Hannity, who currently hosts the 9pm hour, Ailes said, “Hannity is a brand that many of our viewers love and want...

FOXNEWS SCHEDULE SHAKEUP: MEGYN IN AT 9 PM Thu Aug 08 2013 11:56:26 ET **Exclusive** FOXNEWS is set to make its first primetime schedule change in 10 years, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. Superstar newswoman Megyn Kelly has landed the 9 PM slot, top sources reveal. The shock announcement is set for later this month. "It's all about Megyn," an insider explains. "She is the new face of cable news. She has it all!" Developing...

Louie Gohmert is guest hosting the Hannity Radio Show next Monday, August 05.

Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity will likely remain giants in the talk-radio industry and simply move to other stations in large markets not affiliated with Cumulus Media, predicted the publisher of an online magazine about the talk-radio marketplace. "All of the hoopla about Rush and Sean's radio careers coming to an end are really coming from political opponents, not from the radio industry," says Talkers.com website editor and publisher Michael Harrison, responding to media accounts in Politico and elsewhere that the radio megastars will be dropped by Cumulus stations at the end of the year. --snip-- Harrison said Cumulus will...

Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh may be setting up shop at new radio stations in the near future. According to a report on Politico.com, Cumulus Media is planning on dropping both talk show hosts at the end of the year. If Cumulus goes through with their plans, that means the nation’s top two conservative radio personalities would be removed from more than 40 stations. The company declined comment to the political website. "Cumulus is not in a position to comment about negotiations with talent under contract, no matter what the rumor of the day might be," a rep said. Sources...

In a major shakeup for the radio industry, Cumulus Media, the second-biggest broadcaster in the country, is planning to drop both Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity from its stations at the end of the year, an industry source told POLITICO on Sunday. Cumulus has decided that it will not renew its contracts with either host, the source said, a move that would remove the two most highly rated conservative talk personalities from more than 40 Cumulus channels in major markets.