Who is Sean Hannity? Why did he Divorce Ex-Wife Jill Rhodes?
Quick Facts of Sean Patrick Hannity
Full Name | Sean Patrick Hannity |
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Date of Birth | 30 December, 1961 |
Nickname | Sean |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Birthplace | New York City, New York, U.S.A. |
Ethnicity | White |
Profession | Television host, Author, conservative political commentator |
Nationality | American |
Eye colour | Light Brown |
Hair colour | Black & White |
Build | Athletic |
Spouse | Jill Rhodes (m. January 9, 1993- d. 2019) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
Education | New England Institute of Technology |
Online Presence | Facebook, Twitter, Instagram |
Children | 2 (Merri Kelly Hannity & Sean Patrick Hannity) |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Net Worth | $220 million |
Parents | Hugh J. Hannity and Lillian F. Hannity |
Sean Patrick Hannity is an American talk show host and conservative political commentator. He is best known as the host of nationally syndicated talk radio show, The Sean Hannity Show, and a commentary program, Hannity, on Fox News.
Short Biography: Age, Parents, & Early Life
Hannity is currently 59 years old. He was born on December 30, 1961, in New York City, New York, USA, to first-generation Irish-Americans parents.
His mother Lillian Flynn worked as a stenographer and a corrections officer at a county jail and his father Hugh Hannity was a World War II veteran and family-court officer.
The younges of four siblings, he has no brothers and spent his early years in Franklin Square, New York on Long Island. The 59-year-old attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Hempstead, New York and St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary in Uniondale, New York. He also attended New York University and Adelphi University, but did not graduate from either.
Sean Hannity Net Worth & Salary 2023
Hannity has a net worth of $250 Million, as per Celebrity Net Worth. The staggering amount can be credited to work as a radio and television host. He served as a general contractor and volunteered as a talk show host at UC Santa Barbara in 1989.
His annual salary as reported by Forbes was $36 million in 2018 and was also reportedly one of the highest paid radio personality.
He lives in a $5.3 million house near Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence which he bought in 2021
He later joined WVNN in Athens, Alabama and shortly afterward, WGST in Atlanta. After leaving WGST, he worked at WABC in New York until 2013. Since 2014, Hannity has worked at WOR.
In 1996, Hannity and Alan Colmes co-hosted Hannity & Colmes on Fox. After Colmes announced his departure in January 2008, Hannity merged the Hannity & Colmes show into Hannity.
Hannity has received several awards and honors, including an honorary degree from Liberty University. He has written three New York Times best-selling books: Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism; Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism; and Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama’s Radical Agenda, and released a fourth, Live Free or Die, in 2020.
Who is Sean Hannity’s wife?
Hannity was married to his ex-wife Jill Rhodes. He met Jill in 1991 when he worked at WVNN in Huntsville, Alabama. She used to work as a political columnist for the Huntsville Times during that time.
Hannity and Rhodes got married in 1993. They were married for around 2 and half decades and announced their divorce in June 2020. The former couple announced that they had divorced the previous year but had separated years prior.
After his divorce from ex-wife Jill, Hannity is in a relationship with his Fox News colleague Ainsley Earhardt. They often appear together on events.
Who are his Children?
Hannity has two children from his marriage to Rhodes: Patrick, born in 1998, and Merri, born in 2001. Both of their children graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School.
Patrick attended Wake Forest University, where he played tennis.
Merri attends the University of Michigan, where she also plays tennis. Merri was the fourth best high school tennis player in New York State when she was in high school.
Sean Hannity’s Facts:
- Full Name: Sean Patrick Hannity
- Age: 55 Years
- Date of Birth: 30 December 1961
- Place of Birth: New York City, New York, US
- Gender: Male
- Father’s name : Hugh J. Hannity
- Mother’s name: Lillian F. Hannity
- Siblings: N/A
- Eye color: Black
- Hair color: Salt and Pepper
- Ethnicity: White
- Nationality: American
- Height in cm : 180 cms
- weight in kg: N/A
- Marital Status: Divorced
- Children : Patrick Hannity, Merry Kelly Hannity (Son, Daughter)
- Girlfriend/Spouse: Jill Rhodes (ex-Wife)
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