I love a good political pundit cat fight, too bad they always end up in social media and not in a studio. So there’s a bit of controversy over Media Research Center’s “Buckley Award” as it was announced by Brent Bozell (a FOX regular) that this year’s award goes to Sean Hannity and that’s when things get suspicious – PB/TK
Sean Hannity Goes Berserk After Losing Conservative Media Award – By Chris D’Angelo / July 21 2017
WASHINGTON — Fox News host Sean Hannity exploded on Twitter following reports that the conservative Media Research Center had decided against giving him its William F. Buckley Award for Media Excellence.
CNN’s Jake Tapper first reported Friday that sources familiar with the situation said author Christopher Buckley — the son of the late commentator William F. Buckley, for whom the award is named — was upset that the award was set to go to Hannity, a loyal ally of President Donald Trump. The Media Research Center reportedly pulled the award after Christopher Buckley called to disapprove.
Publicly, the center and Hannity are chalking it up to a scheduling conflict.
“MRC awarded Hannity the Buckley award,” Brent Bozell, Media Research Center’s founder and president and William F. Buckley’s nephew, wrote on Twitter. “Hannity subsequently told us he couldn’t make it. We chose not to hand out the award this year.”
Continue to yahoo.com article: https://www.yahoo.com/news/sean-hannity-goes-berserk-losing-210548057.html
