Former Fox News host Glenn Beck’s web-TV network GBTV is adding a nightly newscast… sort of. The network will launch “Real News From The Blaze” at 7 PM on January 18. The program will feature a number of Blaze staffers with cable news backgrounds, including Amy Holmes, S.E. Cupp, Scott Baker and Will Cain. The Blaze is Beck’s news and commentary website.
The program will not be a typical news program, but will pursue its own agenda, as the announcement explains:
Each and every day there’s a whole world of news and information that goes unreported, ignored by the mainstream media. Stories, issues, and events that impact the daily lives of Americans young and old ignored, purposely discarded, or “reported” without the benefit of the full perspective or context. News = Truth…and the truth has no agenda. Real News from The Blaze will play no favorites. The good, the bad, and the downright ugly will be presented unvarnished and complete without a nod to the left or the right. News and analysis from the worlds of politics, national security, the economy, foreign policy, and whatever else impacts our lives. Virginia Leahy, who helped develop and launch three primetime shows on HLN, will serve as executive producer.
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The release:
GBTV LAUNCHES REAL NEWS FROM THE BLAZE
Hour Nightly Show Will Feature The Blaze’s Editorial Team and Will Break News and Offer Context Often Ignored By the Media
Real News From the Blaze Joins GBTV’s Growing Line-Up and Will Debut as Part of GBTV’s Premiere Night on January 18th
Which Also Features the Launch of the Reality Show Independence USA
(New York, NY January 9th 2012) GBTV, Glenn Beck’s live streaming video network, announced today that it is launching Real News From The Blaze, a one hour news show dedicated to focusing on stories that the mainstream media misses and are of interest and importance to GBTV’s subscribers. Real News From The Blaze debuts at 7pm est on January 18th, GBTV’s Premiere Night which also features the launch of Independence USA, the network’s first reality show.
GBTV is partnering with The Blaze, Mercury Radio Arts’ news and information network, to provide the news, reporting and analysis for the program. The show will feature among others The Blaze.com‘s Editor in Chief Scott Baker, Amy Holmes, SE Cupp, Will Cain, and Buck Sexton, with the full support of The Blaze’s entire editorial team. TheBlaze.com received over 6 million unique visitors per month in December 2011.
This announcement furthers the collaboration between GBTV and the Blaze. Amy Holmes also currently serves as The Blaze News Anchor on Beck’s daily two hour show providing news updates. The Blaze also provides news reports for Glenn’s radio show.
Joel Cheatwood, President of Programming at GBTV said: “While GBTV is and will remain an information and entertainment network, we saw a real opportunity to provide the news that our audience is looking for and is too often ignored by the mainstream media. We are passionate about offering our audience a deeply reported and engaging look at the news and are excited to be able to draw on the incredible editorial resources at The Blaze.”
Scott Baker, EIC of The Blaze said: “The Blaze audience knows we mean it when we say The Truth Has No Agenda. Our goal is to pursue truth and see where that takes us. To have an hour each night to make sense of the day’s news is going to be a tremendous opportunity. That it comes during a pivotal election year bring us an even greater responsibility to be rigorous and relentless.”
Each and every day there’s a whole world of news and information that goes unreported, ignored by the mainstream media. Stories, issues, and events that impact the daily lives of Americans young and old ignored, purposely discarded, or “reported” without the benefit of the full perspective or context. News = Truth…and the truth has no agenda. Real News from The Blaze will play no favorites. The good, the bad, and the downright ugly will be presented unvarnished and complete without a nod to the left or the right. News and analysis from the worlds of politics, national security, the economy, foreign policy, and whatever else impacts our lives. Virginia Leahy, who helped develop and launch three primetime shows on HLN, will serve as executive producer.
Since its launch, GBTV has already added a wide range of original programming including the reality show Independence USA, the kid’s show Liberty Tree House and the comedy news show The B.S. of A. GBTV also recently announced a deal with Icebox, the innovative animation production company to jointly develop an animated comedy series. GBTV features Glenn’s two-hour show, which is airs live weekdays from 5 to 7PM ET and is broadcast from Dallas, Texas.