{"id":4146,"date":"2011-04-01T10:49:42","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T17:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=4146"},"modified":"2011-04-06T14:34:48","modified_gmt":"2011-04-06T21:34:48","slug":"leaked-memo-fox-news-considers-glenn-becks-replacements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=4146","title":{"rendered":"LEAKED MEMO: Fox News Considers Glenn Beck’s Replacements"},"content":{"rendered":"

[UPDATE 4\/6\/11:]<\/strong> Just a few days after this startling April 1st revelation was published, Glenn Beck and Fox News announced<\/a> that Beck’s program will end later this year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[BREAKING: April 1, 2011, New York, NY]<\/em>
\nIn recent weeks there has been growing speculation as to the future of Glenn Beck on Fox News. Several events seem to be foretelling an imminent severance between Fox and their resident End Times correspondent. For instance:<\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> Beck’s ratings are in an unrelenting freefall. The latest quarterly numbers<\/a> reveal that, compared to just one year ago, Beck has lost 30% of his total audience, and amongst viewers between the ages of 25-54 he’s dropped 37%. He was even bested by Rachel Maddow<\/a> a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> David Carr of the New York Times reported<\/a> that Fox insiders have begun “contemplating life without Mr. Beck.”<\/em><\/p>\n

3)<\/strong> Joel Cheatwood, Fox’s dedicated executive nursemaid for Beck, is leaving Fox<\/a> to join Beck’s production company, Mercury Radio Arts – a sign that the network no longer requires a minder for Beck.<\/p>\n

4)<\/strong> When Beck was on vacation last month, Fox Business host Andrew Napolitano filled in for him and the ratings barely budged<\/a> – a signal that Fox could replace Beck at any time without suffering any ill effects.<\/p>\n

5)<\/strong> Growing numbers of conservatives are repudiating<\/a> Beck’s increasingly bizarre conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n

6)<\/strong> Seven radio stations have dropped Beck’s show<\/a> this year (so far). This corroborates the weakness seen in his television ratings.<\/p>\n

Apparently these facts are being taken very seriously in the Fox News executive suites. News Corpse has exclusively acquired a confidential memo that cryptically discusses the “WK Day 5pm”<\/em> time period and lists potential hosts that are under consideration.<\/p>\n

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The document identifies ten notoriously conservative “candidates”<\/em> that could conceivably fill Beck’s shoes. The list is duplicated below along with a brief appraisal of the candidate’s pros and cons.<\/p>\n