Could it be that Senor Beck was FORCED to take a hike for a spell?
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Thursday, Aug 20
Glenn Beck Off This Week: Vacation or Something More?
First on TVNewser: Tipsters inside Fox News tell us Glenn Beck's vacation this week from his Fox News show was not planned. We hear Beck was told to take this week off to let some of the heat surrounding him die down. That heat began July 28 on "Fox & Friends" when Beck said he thought Pres. Obama has "a deep-seated hatred for white people," adding, "This guy is, I believe, a racist."
In the days and weeks that followed an organization called ColorofChange.org mobilized an effort to get advertisers to pull their spots from Beck's show. Earlier this month, a Fox News spokesperson told TVNewser that the advertisers simply moved their spots from Beck to other programs, "so there has been no revenue lost."
But the list of advertisers grew to 20 and so did the resolve inside FNC that something more should be done.
A Fox News spokesperson denied our accounts and simply told us, "Glenn Beck will back on Monday." But several sources inside FNC confirm that this is a forced vacation.
Insiders note the ColorofChange movement is new territory for FNC. Other opinion hosts, including Sean Hannity, have not experienced an advertiser backlash.
The cooling off period this week seems to be working. The opinion coming from media watchers is that, in the end, Beck's not going anywhere, that he's too valuable to Fox News right now. Others have written that these advertiser boycotts don't work in the first place.
Beck's show Monday was taped, while Judge Napolitano has been sitting in this week. And, what does Beck have to say about all this? We'll see on Monday when he returns to the Fox News airwaves.
Glenn Beck Off This Week: Vacation or Something More? - mediabistro.com: TVNewser
Edit: Here are the company's still supporting him:
PRODUCT(s)
PARENT COMPANY
PHONE
CONTACT
60 Plus 60 Plus 703-807-2070
AccuChek Aviva Roche Diagnostics 317-521-7159
ADT Security Tyco, Inc. 561-988-3619
Apple Apple 408-974-2042
Applebees Applebees 888-59APPLE
Aspercreme Chattem
Avodart Glaxo Smith Kline 888-825-5249
Binder & Binder Binder & Binder
Brita Filter Brita LP 1-800-24-BRITA
Buy.com Buy.com
Cinergy Health Cinergy Health
Clorox The Clorox Company 510-271-7000
Days Inn Days Inn 1-800-441-1618
DirecTV DirecTV
Ditech Ditech 800-234-0884
Easy Water Easy Water
Encore Dental Stonebridge Insurance 1-800-527-8702
Forex.com GAIN Capital Group 877-367-3946
Free Credit Report Free Credit Report 1-877-481-6826
Golden Corral Golden Corral 919-781-9310
HealthMart Pharmacy McKesson Inc.
HSBC Life Insurance HSBC Bank USA 212-525-3800
JoS A Bank JoS A Bank 1-800-999-7472
KFC KFC 1-800-225-5532
Lanacane Combe Inc.
Liberty Medical Medco
Lunesta Sepracor 508-481-6700
Lysol Reckitt Benckiser 800-333-3899
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 800-367-6372
Metastock Equis 877-386-3763
Natl Georgraphic National Georgraphic Channel
Nexium AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP 800-456-3669
Pacificare United Healthcare 714-226-3530
Pearle Vision Pearle Vision 1-800-YES-EYES
Pep Boys Pep Boys 215-430-9095
Rapid Bath Jarden Corporation 877-786-4358
Red Lobster Darden Restaurants 407-245-4391
Regions Bank Regions Bank
Scottrade Scottrade 800-619-7283
Subaru Subaru 1-800-782-2783
Super 8 Motels Wyndham Worldwide 973-753-8142
Superior Gold Group Superior Gold Group 818-264-0133
Toughbook Panasonic 1-888-223-1012
Triple Flex Nature Made 1-800-276-2878
Tylenol Ortho-McNeil
United Healthcare United Healthcare 860-702-5795
UPS UPS 800-742-5877
UPS Store UPS
USPS USPS 888-367-8777
Viagra Pfizer
Wounded Warrior Proj. Wounded Warrior Project 877-832-6997
Zero Water Zero Water