Posts tagged StopBeck
Glenn Beck’s UK Broadcast Running Ad Free For More Than A Year…
Mar 28th
Beginning February 9, 2010, the UK broadcast of Glenn Beck’s Fox News Show began running without any advertisements. It remained sponsor-less for nearly a year.
On February 7, 2011, just before 1 year anniversary of Beck’s UK broadcast running sponsor-less, a small amount of ads returned. Consequently, along with the StopBeck UK effort, participants in the StopBeck effort sprang to action. We contacted advertisers and kindly requested that the follow the responsible action taken by hundreds of other companies and refrain from financially supporting Glenn Beck’s vitriol.
In short order, advertisers quickly fled Glenn Beck’s UK broadcast again. On February 18, 2011, Glenn Beck’s UK broadcast resumed running without advertisements. It More >
Radio Chain Dropping Glenn Beck From Five Stations Because His Rants Hurt Ratings
Mar 28th
Since the beginning of 2011, Buckley Radio has dropped Glenn Beck’s show from five of their radio stations (1 in New York, 4 in Connecticut).
Media Matters’ Joe Strupp has an exclusive story that offers some insight into this action:
A radio chain that dropped Glenn Beck from five of its stations since January did so, in part, because the show’s content was hurting ratings, the company’s president said Monday.
“He bounces around pretty radically, I think he confuses people, they’re not sure where he is coming from,” said Rick Buckley, president of Buckley Radio of Greenwich, Conn., who spoke with Media Matters. “It can More >
Match.com Removes Ads From Glenn Beck’s Show
Mar 17th
Match.com ads recently started running on Glenn Beck’s Fox News show. Match.com is one of the largest online dating companies.
As with other advertisers, participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to Match.com. We kindly requested that they follow the responsible action of hundreds of other advertisers and refrain from advertising on Glenn Beck’s show.
Well, your efforts paid off!
In a statement sent to the StopBeck effort, Match.com confirmed they were removing their ads from Glenn Beck’s show:
I have reached out to our agency. Match runs on FOX News but doesn’t purposefully run in that particular programming. We will put in a request to not More >
Columbia College (Missouri) Removes Ads From Glenn Beck’s Radio Show
Mar 8th
We’ve recently started reaching out to Glenn Beck’s radio advertisers.
Columbia College (Missouri) was advertising on Glenn Beck’s radio show in Chicago, which is broadcast by Salem Communications’ AM 560 WIND.
As with television advertisers, participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to Columbia College. We kindly requested that they take the responsible action by refraining from financially supporting Glenn Beck’s vitriol.
In a statement sent to the StopBeck effort, Columbia College’s marketing communications partner confirmed they were removing ads from Glenn Beck’s radio program (emphasis added):
The previous media buying company did purchase time on the station on behalf of Columbia College. However, More >
KSRO’s Steve Jaxon Interviews Angelo of StopBeck/DropFox
Mar 7th
Steve Jaxon of Sonoma County’s KSRO interviewed Angelo from the StopBeck/DropFox campaigns.
Steve and Angelo discussed the origins of the StopBeck effort, Glenn Beck’s lost advertisers, Angelo’s role in Media Matters‘ DropFox campaign, Fox News’ political machinations, the recent New York Times report that Fox News is contemplating parting ways with Glenn Beck and more…
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New York Times: Fox News Officials “Contemplating Life Without” Glenn Beck; Notes Lost Advertisers
Mar 7th
In a March 6 article, The New York Times’ David Carr reported that Fox News and Glenn Beck may soon part ways. According to Carr, Fox News officials have begun “contemplating life without Mr. Beck.” Carr also notes Glenn Beck’s drastically declining ratings as well as the 300+ advertisers currently boycotting Beck’s show.
From the article:
But a funny thing happened on the way from the revolution. Since last August, when he summoned more than 100,000 followers to the Washington mall for the “Restoring Honor” rally, Mr. Beck has lost over a third of his audience on Fox — a greater percentage drop than More >
Stephanie Miller Interviews Angelo of StopBeck/DropFox (02/18/11)
Feb 18th
On her nationally syndicated radio show, Stephanie Miller interviewed Angelo from the StopBeck/DropFox campaigns.
Stephanie and Angelo discussed Glenn Beck’s Egypt theory, the importance of attaching consequences to Glenn Beck’s deceit, Fox News’ political machinations and more…
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Hal Sparks Interviews Angelo of StopBeck/DropFox (01/29/11)
Jan 29th
On his January 29 WCPT radio show, Hal Sparks interviewed Angelo from the StopBeck effort/DropFox campaign.
Hal is dynamic, funny, smart and informative, so it was a real pleasure to speak with him. If you’re not familiar with Hal Sparks, check out his website or twitter feed @halsparks.
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HuffPo: Media Matters Hires Angelo Carusone, Leader Of StopBeck Movement, To Ramp Up Campaign Against Fox News
Dec 9th
Angelo Carusone of the StopBeck effort will be joining Media Matters as Campaign Director and will be working on DropFox.
The Huffington Post’s Amanda Terkel broke the news with an exclusive story:
The battle between progressives and Fox News just got hotter. Liberal watchdog Media Matters has hired one of Glenn Beck’s key nemeses, a man who has been working behind the scenes (and more publicly on Twitter) for the past year to convince advertisers to drop the right-wing icon.
Angelo Carusone, a 28-year-old Long Island native and competitive debate champion, is a constant presence on Twitter under the moniker @StopBeck. He has leveraged his account More >
[Updated w/Audio] StopBeck’s Angelo on KGO Radio (Saturday, November 20)
Nov 19th
KGO’s Chrstine Mathias and Scott Lettieri will interview Angelo from the StopBeck effort on Saturday, November 20 at 8pm pacific time (10 central/11 eastern).
KGO is 50,000 watt station based out of San Francisco. So, if you’re on the west coast, you’ll probably be able to tune in on the radio. Their station is 810AM. Or, you can listen online at their site.
If you’re so inclined, please do tune in.
I’ll post audio after the interview.
Update 11/21: For those that missed it, here’s the audio:
