Glenn Beck Bio | Wiki
Glenn Beck is a well-known American conservative political commentator, conspiracy theorist, radio host, as well as a television producer. He works as the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of both his television and radio network TheBlaze.
As of now, Glenn hosts the Glenn Beck Radio Program, a famous talk-radio show nationally syndicated on Premiere Radio Networks. He also hosts the Glenn Beck television program, which ran from January 2006 to October 2008 on HLN, from January 2009 to June 2011 on Fox News, and now airs on TheBlaze. He has also written six New York Times–bestselling books.
Glenn reported in April 2011, that he would “transition off of his daily program” on Fox News, but would proceed to team with Fox. His last daily show on the network was on June 30, 2011. The Hollywood Reporter named him in 2012, on its Digital Power Fifty list. Glenn launched TheBlaze in 2011 following leaving Fox News. He presently hosts an hour-long afternoon program, The Glenn Beck Program, on weekdays, and a three-hour morning radio show; both broadcasted on TheBlaze. He is also the producer of For the Record on TheBlaze.
Glenn Beck Age
Glenn was born on February 10, 1964, in Everett, Washington, in the United States. He is 59 years old. Glenn celebrates his birthday on February 10, every year.
Glenn Beck Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Glenn stands at a height of 5 ft 9 in ( Approx 1.75m ).
Glenn Beck Family
He was born in Everett, Washington, in the United States to his parents. Glenn is the proud son of Mary Clara (née Janssen) and William Beck, who resided in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, at the time of Glenn’s birth. His family afterward went to Mount Vernon, Washington, where they owned and operated City Bakery in the downtown area. Glenn is descended from German immigrants who came to the United States in the 19th century. He was brought up Roman Catholic.
He and his older sister Coletta Kewitt went with their mother to Sumner, Washington, to attend a Jesuit school in Puyallup. While out on a small boat with a male companion, on May 15, 1979, Glenn’s mother drowned just west of Tacoma, Washington, in Puget Sound. Glenn has described his mother’s death as a suicide in interviews over his television and radio broadcasts.
Following their mother’s death, Glenn and his older sister moved to their father’s home in Bellingham, Washington, where he graduated from Sehome High School in June 1982. He also mostly vacationed with his maternal grandparents, Ed and Clara Janssen, in Iowa.
Glenn Beck Wife
Glenn is married to his second wife, Tania Colonna. The pair married in 1999. He and his wife Tania have had two children together namely Raphe (who is adopted) and Cheyenne. Since April 2011, the pair lived in New Canaan, Connecticut, with the four children. Before, Glenn was married to Claire Beck from 1983 to 1994. Glenn and Claire had two daughters namely Mary and Hannah. His daughter Mary developed cerebral palsy as a result of a series of strokes at birth in 1988. The couple separated in 1994 amid Glenn’s struggles with substance abuse.
Glenn Beck Children
He and his wife Tania have had two children together namely Raphe (who is adopted) and Cheyenne. Glenn also has two daughters namely Mary and Hannah from his previous marriage to Claire. His daughter Mary developed cerebral palsy as a result of a series of strokes at birth in 1988.
Glenn Beck Education
He went to Immaculate Conception Catholic School in Mount Vernon. Glenn also graduated from Sehome High School in June 1982.
Glenn Beck Radio
He went to Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1983, to serve at radio station KZFM. In mid-1985, he was hired away from KZFM to be the lead DJ for the morning-drive radio broadcast by WRKA in Louisville, Kentucky. Glenn’s four-hour weekday show was titled Captain Beck and the A-Team. He had a reputation as a “young up-and-comer”. His show was not political and included the usual off-color antics of the genre: juvenile jokes, pranks, as well as impersonations. This show slipped to third in the market and she left abruptly in 1987 amid a dispute with WRKA management.
The Glenn Beck Program first appeared in 2000 on WFLA (AM) in Tampa, and took their afternoon time slot from eighteenth to first place within a year. Premiere Radio Networks launched the show nationwide in January 2002 on 47 stations. This show later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting from the new flagship station WPHT. The New York Times announced on November 5, 2007, that Premiere Radio Networks was extending Glenn’s contract. It had reached more than 280 terrestrial stations by May 2008,as well as XM Satellite. It was positioned 4th in the nation with over six and a half million listeners. He was tied for position four in the ratings as of July 2013, behind Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, as well as Dave Ramsey.
Glenn Beck Podcast
His podcast The Glenn Beck Program first aired in 2000 on WFLA (AM) in Tampa, and took their afternoon time slot from eighteenth to first place in a year. Premiere Radio Networks launched the show nationwide on 47 stations in January 2002. This show later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, broadcasting from the new flagship station WPHT. The New York Times announced on November 5, 2007, that Premiere Radio Networks was extending Glenn’s contract.
Glenn Beck Show
On June 30, 2011, his Fox News one-hour show ended and a new two-hour show started his television network which began as a subscription-based internet TV network, TheBlaze TV, initially called GBTV, on September 12, 2011. As a subscription model, it was estimated that Glenn is on track to generate $27 million in his first year of operation. This was afterward upgraded to $40 million by The Wall Street Journal when subscriptions topped 300,000. TheBlaze TV reported on September 12, 2012, that Dish Network would start carrying TheBlaze TV. As of now, TheBlaze is available on more than 90 television providers, with eleven of those being in the national top 25.
Glenn Beck Art
He founded the media platform Mercury Radio Arts in 2002, as the umbrella over many broadcast, publishing, Internet, as well as live show entities. Glenn created Mercury Radio Arts in 2002, naming it following the Orson Welles seminal Mercury Theatre, which produced live theatrical broadcasts over the 1930s. This company produces all of Glenn’s productions, such as his eponymous radio show, books, and live stage shows, as well as his official website.
Glenn Beck Books
– Agenda 21 (2012)
– The Christmas Sweater (2008)
– The Overton Window (2010)
– The Eye of Moloch (2012)
– The Immortal Nicholas (2015)
– Addicted to Outrage: How Thinking Like a Recovering Addict Can Heal the Country (2018)
– An Inconvenient Book (2007)
– Miracles and Massacres: True and Untold Stories of the Making of America (2013)
Glenn Beck Fox News
It was reported in October 2008 that Glenn would join the Fox News Channel, leaving CNN Headline News. Following moving to the Fox News Channel, he hosted Glenn Beck, started in January 2009, and a weekend version. An example of his first guest was Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Glenn also had a regular segment each Friday on the Fox News Channel program The O’Reilly Factor titled “At Your Beck and Call”. His program drew several viewers than all three of the competing time-slot shows combined on CNN, MSNBC as well as HLN.
Fox News and Mercury Radio Arts, his production company, reported in April 2011, that Glenn would “transition off of his daily program” on Fox News in 2011. Glenn’s last day at Fox was afterward reported as of June 30. FNC and Glenn reported that he would be teaming with Fox to produce a slate of projects for Fox News and its digital properties.
Glenn Beck Salary
He earns a satisfying amount from his work as the host of the Glenn Beck television program, which ran from January 2006 to October 2008 on HLN, from January 2009 to June 2011 on Fox News, and now airs on TheBlaze. Glenn’s average salary is $93,338 annually.
Glenn Beck Net Worth
Glenn gets his wealth from his work as the host of the Glenn Beck television program, which ran from January 2006 to October 2008 on HLN, from January 2009 to June 2011 on Fox News, and now airs on TheBlaze. Therefore, Glenn has accumulated a decent fortune over the years he has worked. Glenn’s net worth is $953,271.
How Old Is Glenn Beck
Glenn is a 59-year-old who was born on February 10, 1964, in Everett, Washington, in the United States.
Who is Glenn Beck
Glenn hosts the Glenn Beck Radio Program, a famous talk-radio show nationally syndicated on Premiere Radio Networks. He also hosts the Glenn Beck television program, which ran from January 2006 to October 2008 on HLN, from January 2009 to June 2011 on Fox News, and now airs on TheBlaze. He has also written six New York Times–bestselling books.
Glenn Beck Social Media Handles
Twitter – @glennbeck
Instagram – glennbeck