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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking: Alan Colmes has died!
http://www.mediaite.com/online/breaking-alan-colmes-dead-at-66/Just heard it on Stephanie Miller. So sad.
I remember listening to him on some little local radio station in the early 1990s. He had a song about Bill Clinton is the greatest president--- Does anyone remember that?
I also remember his announcing when Oksana Baiul won the gold medal at the Olympics, beating out Nancy Kerrigan.
rpannier
(24,329 posts)Sorry to hear it. 66 is not that old. My understanding is that he was a really warm and generous person.
samplegirl
(11,480 posts)He was a good Democrat!
Zoonart
(11,869 posts)Peacetrain
(22,877 posts)jehop61
(1,735 posts)WCPT in Chicago aired a commercial for his show. Eerie.
BumRushDaShow
(129,096 posts)I remember when I first listened to him when he was on WABC in the '80s before the station went to hell with Limpballs. Then I remember when he was paired with the newly unleashed Hannity (in the era of "Curtis and Kuby", "Batchelor and Alexander", etc - a Liberal & a Conservative sharing a show).
mountain grammy
(26,623 posts)bigtree
(85,998 posts)...there was activity on his twitter account less than an hour ago.
https://twitter.com/AlanColmes
TygrBright
(20,762 posts)One organization I work for has a staffer whose job includes setting up a week's worth of tweets and social media posts at a time, featuring announcements and news releases, etc.
explicatorially,
Bright
MrScorpio
(73,631 posts)uponit7771
(90,347 posts)Bengus81
(6,931 posts)demmiblue
(36,865 posts)malaise
(269,054 posts)He is dead
WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)Also a lot of Twitter and FB posts aren't actually done by the celebrity but by an employee or volunteer.
LovingA2andMI
(7,006 posts)Not unusual. Likely not a family member. Just prescheduled tweets.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)RIP Alan, you tried to make the world a better place.
Bengus81
(6,931 posts)demmiblue
(36,865 posts)RIP and kind thoughts to his family.
calendargirl
(191 posts)Paladin
(28,264 posts)He did his time in hell here on earth, being in close proximity to Hannity.
Ligyron
(7,633 posts)Very sad.
I wouldn't think the poisonous atmosphere at Fox would be good for anyone's health.
R.I.P.
Roland99
(53,342 posts)Johonny
(20,851 posts)RKP5637
(67,111 posts)got along so well together on their show when it was on.
DownriverDem
(6,229 posts)I listened to him every night on WCPT as I was laying in bed. He'd been off a while and they had guest hosts. His web site had a message that he was taking care of an illness. Does anyone know what he died from? He will really be missed.
LeftInTX
(25,372 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)and he kept losing an argument with the right wingers, and I got the impression he was there as red meat bait, for them to jump on and devour.
anneboleyn
(5,611 posts)making appearances. Last time I saw him he didn't look well but I didn't think it was much beyond past a cold. I am very sad to hear this!
vkkv
(3,384 posts)Fla Dem
(23,690 posts)on the radio. Wouldn't watch him on Hannity and Colmes though. Just couldn't stomach Hannity.
RIP Alan, thanks for being a rational voice.
LisaM
(27,813 posts)RIP.