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Hugh Hewitt: We Did 9 Rehearsals Ahead of Wednesday’s Debate

“We did a couple of rehearsals for the CNN debates eight years ago, but nine rehearsals with five stand-ins who knew and studied these candidate? Everything that was done was anticipated.”

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3 weeks ago

November 9, 2023

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Hugh Hewitt moderated the third 2024 Republican Presidential primary debate alongside NBC News anchors Kristen Welker and Lester Holt. He thought the debate went well, and there was a specific reason for that.

Hewitt appeared with colleague Mike Gallagher after the debate to discuss the event and said NBC News made sure the moderators were adequately prepared for everything.

“Do you remember what I told you last night? Nine rehearsals,” Hewitt told Gallagher. “And you’re a theater guy. Yep. And you know what? It turns out it makes a big difference.”

“So it helps you be prepared a little more?,” questioned Gallagher.

“We did a couple of rehearsals for the CNN debates eight years ago, but nine rehearsals with five stand-ins who knew and studied these candidates? Everything that was done was anticipated,” Hewitt admitted. “Not the particular answers, but some techniques that candidates use. I’m not going to call out anyone, people can do their own media analysis. But when you rehearse and rehearse and rehearse, it’s certainly easier.”

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Gallagher then questioned if the moderators were prepared for candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to take a shot at the media, which Hugh Hewitt revealed was part of the preparation.

“She didn’t blink,” Hewitt said. “After 2015, 2016, we discussed it a lot, but I kept going back to it. The former President (Trump) had some fun with me…You’re not there to be the debate. You’re there to ask the questions and get the heck out of the way.”

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Fox News Audio to Debut New Podcast Hosted by Benjamin Hall

Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, December 4th.

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2 hours ago

November 28, 2023

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Fox News Audio is set to release a new podcast series hosted by Benjamin Hall early next month.

Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, December 4th. According to the network, the podcast “will highlight inspiring stories of community and compassion, while providing a voice to America’s unsung heroes.” After the initial debut, episodes will be released every Sunday at 3 PM ET.

Hall was injured in March 2022 while covering the war in Ukraine. The car Hall was riding in was struck by a projectile, killing colleagues Pierre Zakrzewski and Oleksandra Kuvshynova.

The first episode of the new podcast will feature a retrospective about the attack, the injuries he sustained while covering the war, and the efforts it took to return to work after suffering the injuries.

Benjamin Hall recently returned to Ukraine for the first time since the attack. He interviewed President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his stay, which aired on November 21st.

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News Media Well Represented on Apple’s Most Popular Podcasts Rankings

Both radio and digital news media companies fared well in the Top Free Channels category.

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3 hours ago

November 28, 2023

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Apple Podcasts has released its rankings for the most popular podcasts in several categories, with news media being well represented in the lists.

In the top overall podcasts of 2023, The Daily from The New York Times was listed as the second most popular podcast. Dateline NBC finished in third. An episode from The Daily — “The Fight Over Phonics” — was the third most shared podcast episode of the year.

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra was the seventh most shared podcast of the year, according to Apple.

Both radio and digital news media companies fared well in the Top Free Channels category. iHeartPodcasts took the top spot, with The New York Times finishing third. ABC News was seventh, followed by The Daily Wire in eighth, and Cumulus Podcast Network taking 10th.

Apple Podcasts plans to release its Show of the Year on Tuesday, December 5th.

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Mark Simone: Karl Rove Hasn’t Won Anything in 30 Years, So Why Is He on Fox News?

“And Rove, ‘he’s the architect!’. This guy hasn’t won anything in 30 years. And the only thing he ever did win — back in the 90s he won a bunch of races in Texas.”

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4 hours ago

November 28, 2023

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(Photo: Mark Simone)

As the first Presidential primaries approach, Republican challengers to Donald Trump continue to be pitched around the cable news landscape. Fox News analyst Karl Rove has been a proponent of former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) and current Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). 710 WOR host Mark Simone wonders why Rove’s opinion matters, and why he’s on Fox News to begin with.

During The Mark Simone Show Monday, Simone questioned why Rove is still viewed as a visionary of Republican politics when his record doesn’t stack up to the moniker.

“You hear Rove all over the place talking about Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. Forget it. And Rove, ‘he’s the architect!’. This guy hasn’t won anything in 30 years. And the only thing he ever did win — back in the 90s he won a bunch of races in Texas. He won an attorney general’s race in Texas (and) a state assembly race in Texas,” argued Simone.

“He helped Bush in Texas — George W. Bush — and he was always part of the Bush team and was always there in 2000. I don’t know that you can consider 2000 a great victory. It was pretty much a draw. Bush couldn’t beat Gore with enough votes to win. Remember, it had to go to the court to win, the Supreme Court.”

Rove has served as a political analyst and contributor at Fox News since exiting the Bush White House in 2008. He is also a columnist for The Wall Street Journal.

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