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Alan Colmes

Alan Colmes
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Colmes in September 2014
Born Alan Samuel Colmes
(1950-09-24)September 24, 1950
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Died February 23, 2017(2017-02-23) (aged 66)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Cause of death Lymphoma
Education Hofstra University, Ithaca College
Occupation Television and radio host, political commentator, writer, blogger
Employer Fox News Channel
Spouse(s) Jocelyn Elise Crowley (m. 2003)
Website www.alan.com

Alan Samuel Colmes (September 24, 1950 – February 23, 2017) was an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger. He was the host of The Alan Colmes Show, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show distributed by Fox News Radio that was broadcast throughout the United States on Fox News Talk on Sirius and XM. From 1996 to 2009, Colmes served as the co-host of Hannity & Colmes, a nightly political debate show on Fox News Channel. Beginning in 2015, Colmes occasionally appeared on Fox News Channel's The Greg Gutfeld Show.

In addition to broadcasting, Colmes ran the Liberaland blog and contributed to AOL News. He is the author of Red, White & Liberal: How Left Is Right and Right Is Wrong (2003) and Thank the Liberals for Saving America (2012).

Colmes was born in New York City, the son of an auctioneer and a jewelry store owner. He grew up in Lynbrook, New York on Long Island, attended local public schools and went to Ithaca College and Hofstra University, where he graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from its School of Communications. While at Hofstra, he worked at its radio station WRHU.


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