Fox News Radio: "not opinionated, it's straight news, fair and balanced"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/19779874

With a newly constructed Manhattan studio and expanded news offerings, the fledgling Fox News Radio is marking a key step in its growth plans. The service started two years ago and has offered one-minute newscasts to affiliate stations. On Wednesday morning, Fox News is announcing that it's offering the longer newscasts that many talk-oriented stations demand.

Many talk stations spend hours criticizing major media outlets as liberal, then turn to market leaders ABC and CBS for newscasts at the top of the hour, he said. Fox will offer a newscast with many of the same personalities and tone as seen on Fox News Channel, he said. Laurie Dhue was scheduled to anchor the first five-minute newscast.

"It's not opinionated," he said. "It's straight news, but it's news fair and balanced, where we believe both sides should get a fair hearing."

The Clear Channel deal and Magee's appointment earlier this year — he was a top executive at Fox News Channel — are important steps in helping Fox News Radio reach critical mass, said Tom Taylor, editor of the trade publication Inside Radio, which is owned by Clear Channel.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Hubby listens to Hannity on there and likes it, which I think is weird

for a guy who hates political talking heads off all stripes. Is the radio show that different from the screaming matches he has on his TV show? (Which I cannot stand)

[trumad]

2. Divorce his ass

and I mean now!

[lady lib]

3. Lordy! Dinner table discussions must be "interesting"

at the GreenPartyVoter house.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. No, we have a rule against discussing politics and religion. It's the only

way to keep the peace.

[CottonBear]

5. The radio show is simply awful. Hannity is a chickenhawk.

He is a total ass. I can't stand to listen to him. There is NO liberal or opposition voice. It is just him, spewing lies.

[AllegroRondo]

6. Its just sad.

News organizations think they can just let both sides talk about an issue and call it 'fair and balanced'. There a lot more work than that - they should have the balls to do some research and call out the lies and misleading statements.