Is Sean Hannity Sick? Who is Sean Hannity?
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Updated Jul 16, 2024
Is Sean Hannity Sick?
No, Sean Hannity is not sick. Recently, he announced his move from New York to Florida, saying he is done with New York for good. He expressed his happiness about living in a state that aligns with his values and offers warmer weather and no state income tax.
Hannity has owned property in Florida for years and sees it as his future home. His move reflects a broader trend of people leaving high-tax states for places like Florida. Overall, he seems to be in good spirits about his new home.
Who is Sean Hannity?
Sean Hannity is an American conservative radio host and writer. He hosts The Sean Hannity Show, a popular talk radio show, and has been on Fox News since 2009 with his commentary program, Hannity. Hannity started his career in 1989 as a general contractor and volunteered as a talk show host at UC Santa Barbara. He later worked at stations in Alabama, Atlanta, and New York. In 1996, he co-hosted Hannity & Colmes on Fox until Colmes left in 2008. After that, he continued with his solo show, Hannity.
He has an honorary degree from Liberty University and received awards from the National Association of Broadcasters in 2003 and 2007. He has written four New York Times best-selling books: Let Freedom Ring, Deliver Us from Evil, Conservative Victory, and Live Free or Die, released in 2020.
Sean Hannity Early Life
Sean Hannity was born in New York City to Lillian and Hugh Hannity. His mother worked as a stenographer and a corrections officer, while his father was a World War II veteran. He was the youngest of four siblings and the only boy, with all his grandparents immigrating from Ireland.
Hannity grew up in Franklin Square, Long Island, and worked as a paperboy in his youth. His parents initially supported President John F. Kennedy but became more Republican over time. Hannity attended several schools, including Sacred Heart Seminary and St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary, and also went to New York University and Adelphi University, but he didn’t graduate from either.
Sean Hannity Career
In 1982, Sean Hannity started a house-painting business and later became a building contractor in Santa Barbara. He hosted his first talk radio show in 1989 at UC Santa Barbara but was canceled after less than a year due to controversy over discussing LGBTQ rights. He then worked at several radio stations, eventually joining Fox News in 1996 with the show Hannity & Colmes. Hannity's national radio show began in 2001 and has grown to over 13.5 million listeners each week. He has signed multiple contracts to stay with Premiere Networks and has a strong conservative following.
He co-hosted Hannity & Colmes, a political show on Fox News where he represented the conservative view and Alan Colmes represented the liberal side. Hannity is generally conservative but has supported birth control, leading to disagreements with some guests. In January 2007, he launched a new Sunday show called Hannity's America. After Colmes left in November 2008, Hannity took over the time slot and started his own show, simply called Hannity. This new show had a similar format to his previous one
He has written four books. His first two, Let Freedom Ring (2002) and Deliver Us from Evil (2004), became bestsellers, with the second staying on the New York Times list for five weeks. He often dictated his writing while driving to his radio show because he was too busy to write more. His third book, Conservative Victory, was published in 2010 and also became a bestseller. In 2020, he released his fourth book, Live Free or Die.
Sean Hannity has made cameo appearances in film and television. He provided a brief voiceover in The Siege as an unseen reporter and appeared as himself in Atlas Shrugged: Part II and the second season of House of Cards. Additionally, he executive produced and acted in the 2017 film Let There Be Light, which also stars Kevin Sorbo.
Sean Hannity Marital Life
Sean Hannity met Jill Rhodes in 1991 while working in Huntsville, Alabama, and they married in 1993. In June 2020, they announced they had divorced the year before but had separated years earlier.
Hannity has since dated his Fox News colleague Ainsley Earhardt. They were seen together at a wedding in August 2019. Hannity has two children with Rhodes: a son, Patrick, born in 1998, and a daughter, Merri, born in 2001. Both kids graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School. Patrick attended Wake Forest University and played tennis, while Merri is at the University of Michigan and was ranked fourth in New York State for tennis in high school.
Sean Hannity's Net Worth
Sean Hannity's Net Worth is $300 million. In 2018, Forbes estimated Sean Hannity's annual income at $36 million. In April 2021, he bought a $5.3 million house near Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago. By April 2018, Hannity owned at least 877 residential properties, purchased for about $89 million. Many of these homes were bought with loans from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and most are located in working-class neighborhoods.
How Old is Sean Hannity?
Sean Hannity is 62 years old. He was born on December 30, 1961. He is a famous personality known for his media career and as a political commentator.
Sean Hannity Height and Weight
Sean Hannity is 5 feet 11 inches tall, which is about 1.80 meters. Sean Hannity is considered of average height for an adult male in the U.S. He’s not tall, but he’s also not short. The weight of Sean Hannity is not known.
