Sean Hannity is an American radio host, best recognized for hosting a nationally syndicated radio talk show The Sean Hannity Show on Cumulus Media Networks and Premiere Radio Networks. Hannity is also a television host who hosts news show 'Hannity on Fox News'.

Apart from this, he has drawn significant attention as a conservative political commentator and an author. His guest shows are very much loved by people, as some times he offers his guest to host his show or have an on-sir conflict which brings him to highlight.

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Personal Life

Sean Hannity was born on 30 December 1961 in New York City, New York, United States. He was born as one of three children of Hugh Hannity and Lillian Flynn, both of whose parents emigrated from Ireland. He received his middle school education from Sacred Heart Seminary in Hempstead, New York and studied at St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale, New York for high school education.

Following his graduation, he first went to New York University and then to Adelphi University but dropped out from both universities. Sean Hannity is married to his Jill Rodhes Hannity. They exchanged their marriage vows in the year 1993. The couple, along with their two children, is living in New York at present. His son, Patrick, was born in 1999, and their daughter, Merri Kelly was born in 2002.

He has an astonishing height of 1.82 m and has a good physics even at his age around 50s.

 

Professional career

Sean Hannity has first conducted a radio talk show at UC Santa Barbara, in 1989 for the KCSB-FM. After some issues, he left the FM station and then was started his work in Athens, Alabama's radio station WVNN. The part of his work there was to air an afternoon talk show. Later in 1992, he joined WGST located in Atlanta.

Sean got his big break when he was selected to be on the Fox News, he was hired by the co-founder Roger Ailes. Being there he first hosted Hannity and LTBD. In 2004 he signed his biggest deal with ABC Radio, the deal was done in $25 million for five years. People could hear him through Armed Forces Radio Network in 2006.

In 2007 he signed a contract with Clear Channel Communications over 80 stations for three years. The stations included WOOD, WOAI, WLAC, KTRH, KFYI and so on. Sean hasn’t limited himself in the area of FM broadcasting he became the co-host of Hannity & Colmes which was an American political show on the Fox News Channel. Hannity's America was his another show on Fox News, it was a Sunday night television show.

Besides Sean works on radio and television, he is also a great author. Written three books he has been listed as New York Times Bestseller for his third book Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda.


Net worth and salary

 

Sean has established himself as one of the most influential conservative voices in the US at present. He has been hosting his show, Hannity, since 2009 and has published three New York Times best-selling books. Before Hannity, he hosted three other shows on Fox News; Hannity and LTBD, Hannity & Colmes, and Hannity’s America.

Moreover, he is one of the highest-paid radio and television hosts who was ranked 89 among Forbes’s 100 highest paid celebrities in 2015. At present, Sean Hannity's net worth is estimated to be around $80 million.


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Achievements and contributions

Sean Hannity with his hard and dedicative works has won many prestigious awards of all time. In 2003 he was honored with Marconi Award which was followed by the Network Syndicated Personality of the year in 2007. The awards were given by the National Association of Broadcasters. His name was later seen as #2 in the list of 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts in America by Talkers Magazines in 2009.

Moreover, Sean has also received Freedom Speech Award in 2003 provided by Talkers Magazine. Radio and Records magazine as chose him as the receiver of the National Talk Show Host of the Year; he received the award for three continuous years. 

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