How to Be a News Commentator Like Alan Colmes

Alan Colmes is a popular news commentator and entertainer. The liberal Colmes teams up with his conservative counterpart, Sean Hannity, on the number two cable television news show. The creative news commentator has a popular segment on his radio show that allows callers to compete for the best one sentence message on Alan's radio bulletin board. Learn how to be a news commentator like Alan Colmes.

Instructions

Difficulty: Challenging

1. Prepare to be a news commentator like Alan Colmes by working as a stand-up comedian. This comedy experience carries over in Alan's work today when he interjects parody and humor in his news shows to entertain his audience.
2. Host numerous successful radio talk shows. Colmes' radio experience includes an impressive list of popular shows that focused on the American agenda and politics and formed his tough liberal reputation.
3. Name a radio talk show after yourself to be a news commentator like Alan Colmes. "The Alan Colmes Show" is a fast-paced news-driven late night talk show syndicated by FOX News Channel.
4. Join the FOX News television team of news reporters and commentators. Guests receive Alan's tough questions and liberal political comments on "Hannity & Colmes."
5. Interview people with a political agenda and discuss controversial subjects. Colmes has interviewed presidential candidates, presidents, other famous politicians and people involved in controversy.
6. Write a book about the liberal "left" side of the news and have it published. Alan wrote "Red, White & Liberal: How Left is Right and Right is Wrong."
7. Enjoy the controversy of being a liberal broadcasting to a primarily conservative audience. Colmes shrugs off the criticism aimed at him and welcomes the opportunity to express his liberal point of view.

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