By April MacIntyre Jan 24, 2012, 19:20 GMT
FOX News Channel's Sean Hannity is featured in the latest glossy magazine, Cigar Aficionado.
Hannity is featured in the winter (Jan/Feb) issue of Cigar Aficionado—a first for Sean going public about his passion for cigars.
The magazine sent M&C some excerpts:
On hosting Hannity for 15 years:
Sean Hannity has been talking for a living for most of his adult life, spending 15 years as the star of the evening political commentary show on FNC…which raises the question: Does Sean Hannity ever get tired of his own voice?
“No—and it’s a funny thing,” he says. “The mike goes on and it just comes out. You’re just in this other place. And I’m happy being in that place.”
On his cigar preference:
“I like strong cigars – I particularly like Ashtons in the maduro wrapper. I enjoy a Davidoff once in a while, or a Cohiba. Someone gave me a number of Padron 1964 Anniversaries –that’s a pretty strong cigar, but I liked it. And I enjoy the end much more than the beginning.”
On his upbringing:
“Growing up blue-collar, he worked steadily from the time he was old enough to handle the rigors of a newspaper route: “I learned from my parents that you worked hard,” he say. “That was the best thing that ever happened in my life – it contributed to my work ethic. I always had my own money and always knew the value of a dollar.”
On how he treats every show:
“I don’t analyze my longevity – and I don’t analyze my success, Hannity says. “I was hired to do not a good job, but a great job – to get ratings and a good show every night. In the back of my mind every night is the thought that I might be doing my last show, that somebody is going to catch on to the fact that I never should have been hired.”
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