Sean Hannity is still a media mogul for the conservative side of the political demography hosting Senator show at Fox news channel as well as a radio program Something and everything has changed in his life and he has moved on.
His journey or narrative is one of the best examples of how conservative media has developed in America and how the interactions between private and professional spheres have come to be in the current era.
Early Life
Sean Patrick Hannity was born on 30 December 1961 in New York City, New York. But raised in Franklin Square on Long Island. His father was of Irish extraction while his mother had English roots but both working class values were passed onto the young Kennedy which would later define his political view on Broadcasting.
His father was a family court officer and his mother were a stenographer and a corrections officer, thereby availing to young Sean an inside view of law enforcement and functions of the legal system. He studied in Sacred Heart Seminary & St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale, New York during his young age.
His early education was in Catholic schools which conditioned him to conservative thinking and religious affiliation. During his teenage, he had other jobs such as a paperboy, dishwasher together with a bartender and such experiences will help him to form a perception of working hard.
Career
Sean Hannity has reported and broadcasted his first talk radio show since 1989 at KCSB-FM, UC Santa Barbara which is a volunteer college radio station. After airing such programs, Hannity received controversy and opposition because of his conservatism but he did not stop and expand his unique voice of the show.
His big break came in 1996 when Fox News Channel employed him as a co-host of the program “Hannity & Colmes” with liberal partner Alan Colmes. Conservative and liberal political debate shows became a popular genre with viewers and the show was no exception. When Colmes left the show in 2009, it was retitled as “Hannity”, and the program only became more successful.
Spouse: Jill Rhodes
Sean Hannity’s private sphere entered his career path when he was becoming a staff member of WVNN radio in Huntsville, Alabama and met Jill Rhodes in 1991. Rhodes was a political columnist for the Huntsville Time when Hannity first notice him through regular phone contact on stories and politics topics for the newspaper.
They started out as mere co-workers, but soon found each other sexually attractive and were married in 1993. Jill Rhodes not only married the future media mogul, Sean Hannity, but she also impacted his career growth in a major way.
From a journalism and political writing background she was perfect for Hannity, who was also building his media personality at the time, she was helpful to him often giving insights and support. The couple had two children, Patrick and Merri Kelly, and tried to lead an ordinary life for the sake of the children seeing their father is a popular actor.
