TheBlaze TV announced today that it will be adding another show to its primetime lineup. The new news and talk show, which will be named at a later date, features national SiriusXM radio host Andrew Wilkow and will debut later this summer.
The news was first reported by Buzzfeed on Tuesday morning.
“Glenn Beck and the team at TheBlaze are creating an incredible new network from the ground up,” Wilkow said in a press release. “I’m thrilled to bring my own voice into the mix, and I can’t wait to get started.”
Wilkow will continue to host his program on SiriusXM in addition to the new show.
TheBlaze TV, formerly GBTV, already features 35 hours of original programing a week and will soon offer 24/7 video content.
Read Buzzfeed’s reaction to the news here.
As for Wilkow, here he is in action while filling in for Beck on a recent show:
You can read the entire press release below:
THEBLAZE UNVEILS ITS NEW PRIMETIME PROGRAM –
A NEWS, TALK SHOW HOSTED BY ANDREW WILKOW, SIRIUSXM NATIONAL RADIO PERSONALITY
Wilkow Joins TheBlaze’s Growing Line-Up Which Will Now Contain Over 35 Hours of Original Programming Per Week Including Primetime Comedy and Reality Shows, A News Show and Glenn Beck’s Daily Program
Wilkow Hailed as a “Young Gun…with the Potential to be as big as a…Stern.” (The Hollywood Reporter)
(New York, NY July 17th) TheBlaze, an online TV network featuring news, information, and entertainment programs, today unveiled a new program for its primetime line-up – an hour long news, talk show hosted by SiriusXM National radio personality Andrew Wilkow who is frequently hailed as one of the true up and coming conservative voices. The show debuts later this summer and its name will be revealed at a later date. Wilkow will also continue to host SiriusXM’s The Wilkow Majority, which airs from 12:00 – 3:00 pm ET on SiriusXM Patriot.
The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Wilkow is one of talk radio’s “young guns…with the potential to be as big as a…Stern” and Mark Levin called Wilkow the “next generation of great talk radio.”
Andrew Wilkow joins TheBlaze’s growing line-up of original programming which already includes 3 hours of primetime shows like the comedy news show The B.S. of A, the reality show Independence USA and other programming throughout the day led by Glenn’s show, the news show Real News and the kid’s show Liberty TreeHouse. The network airs over 35 hours of original programming per week and will soon provide video content on a 24/7 basis.
Joel Cheatwood, President/Chief Content Officer of TheBlaze said: “TheBlaze is building a primetime line-up filled with both established talent and the voices of the future. Andrew Wilkow’s strong independence and ‘no sacred cows’ approach to the news, issues and events of the day are perfect fits for TheBlaze as we continue to expand our programming.”
Wilkow said: ”Glenn Beck and the team at TheBlaze are creating an incredible new network from the ground up. I’m thrilled to bring my own voice into the mix, and I can’t wait to get started.”
In addition to his radio show, Wilkow has been a featured guest panelist on Real News on TheBlaze since its launch this past January. Andrew has also been a regular guest on CNN and the Fox News Channel.
About TheBlaze
As previously announced, Mercury Radio Arts, Glenn Beck’s multi-media production company, is merging GBTV, its streaming video network with TheBlaze, its news and information website to create a single multiplatform media company. The new entity, which will be known as TheBlaze, combines one of the world’s largest subscription streaming video networks with a website that generates over 7 million unique visitors per month into one powerful multimedia brand. TheBlaze, which will soon offer video content on a 24/7 basis, will be a news, information, entertainment, and e-commerce network, spanning all media including video, radio, publishing, and the Internet. TheBlaze will be fully integrated with The Marketplace by Markdown.com, a curated marketplace platform to help local small businesses reach consumers across the country. TheBlaze also includes a monthly magazine and news updates delivered each morning on Glenn’s radio show.





















































































































Comments (73)
ritamweep
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:46amMy next prayer for Blaze TV is Greg Gutfeld.
Smart during the day, just wierd at night.
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JRook
Jul. 17, 2012 at 4:24pmThe news was first reported by Buzzfeed on Tuesday morning. Ok Jonathan you can stop pretending that the blaze and GB TV are somehow not related and this isn’t rather cheap advertising and a revenue maximizing strategy off the same group of consumers.
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Readyforanything
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:54pmYES!!! I loved Red Eye with Greg, but don’t do cable any more. Would love to be able to watch him on demand. Hey Glenn, make it happen!!! :-p
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soybomb315_II
Jul. 18, 2012 at 7:12amwatch out with that Greg stuff…. you might come out libertarian
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mike_trivisonno
Jul. 18, 2012 at 7:52amI love TheBlaze/GBTV but their video player is horribly clunky. It does not remember your video settings audio setting, or size and location of the player window. It is just terrible. Sometimes I don’t even bother watching because the interface is so lame.
Their streaming client is the worst I have ever used. Whoever wrote it should be ashamed.
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Vickie Dhaene
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:46amCongratulations to The Blaze Team. I wish you, Glenn Beck and Mercury Ink the best of luck.
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Forced_Union_Worker
Jul. 19, 2012 at 8:47pmNow Glenn needs to give a show to Dana Lash
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valarie
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:44amWilkow/Beck 2016!
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ritamweep
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:38amLove Bill O’Reilly……he is the gateway drug.
He brings democrats into the fold.
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soybomb315_II
Jul. 18, 2012 at 7:15amSo you like Bill O’Reily AND Greg Gutfeld….Strange.
They seem like polar opposities. Bill is completely a republican party partisan and Greg is more of an independent. I used to watch Bill’s show, but when i became more independent/libertarian i couldnt stomach it anymore
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noczars
Sep. 1, 2012 at 1:03pmO’Reilly loves obama. He also has one of the biggest egos I have ever seen, (almost as big as obamas)
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ritamweep
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:33amThank you!!!!!
My prayer has been answered.
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SnowKalBebes
Jul. 17, 2012 at 7:17pmYou were praying for this?
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AmericanStrega
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:28amI’m about to throw a stinkbomb into the mix… I listened to Wilkow for years, but have had to stop tuning in as of late. He’s becoming too much like Hannity for my tastes. He brags about himself too often and when talking to callers, cuts them off to give an anecdote (that is usually never interesting) about himself. He also never used to be a shill for the AM-type radio advertisments that we all know are a bunch of swill anyway. I can remember him saying he would never shill for his supper. Well, he is now (I understand he needs to make money just like the rest of us, but in my mind he has lowered himself by doing so). I hope his GBTV show is successful for him, but I just cannot stomach watching or listening to him anymore. Guess I’ll just keep watching O’Reilly and screaming at the t.v.
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noczars
Sep. 1, 2012 at 1:06pmOnly a stinkbomb to you. Most of Glenn’s audiance will follow him anywhere and watch the programs they like on GBTV.
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Semper4everSemper
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:09amGlenn,
I hope you’re working on what we really need – an alternative to Google and Yahoo:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0712/78570.html
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MaineOnFire
Jul. 17, 2012 at 12:11pmAmen!!!
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Biginshorts
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:04amAndrew Wilkow is human garbage. He runs out of original ideas
in five minutes so he resorts to insulting women based on
appearance:
Secretary Napolitano is Silverback.
Govenor Granholm is Fugly
Secretary Clinton is Gelatanous Space Hog in a Pant Suit
First Lady Obama is Rupaul
Immature BS which will entertain but not enlighten. Bad hire
for Mr Beck.
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valarie
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:49amAndrew is one of the only people who tells the truth 100% of the time. He is an excellent hire for Glenn and will be a screaming success. I’m renewing my GBTV subscription just for Wilkow. Have a nice day, smallinshorts :)
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joarivera
Jul. 17, 2012 at 2:09pmI agree that Wilkow is human garbage. I hope his new show fails.
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valarie
Jul. 17, 2012 at 2:40pmJo, it won’t fail. In fact, I already know about a dozen people that are renewing their GBTV thing just to be able to see Andy’s show.
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noczars
Sep. 1, 2012 at 1:11pmDon’t listen. We all have choices. Wilkow will argue any Constitutional issue and no one can come up with an argument. He just does not let lefties say the same thing over and over with no argument. GREAT choice Glenn, as usuall.
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Randyduane
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:01amAndrew is awesome and I feel he has the ability to awake the silent majority of the American people that believe in real change
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Freefromyou
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:58amAndrew,
As you can see from my moniker I am a big fan. This might just be enough for me to tune into GBTV. We are right they are wrong end of the story. Congrats and aren’t you glad that you had all those “poeple” working to make you sucessful, I am thinking mostly of your days as a DJ in the stripclub. God thing there was a road outside.
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ShyLow
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:42amHow to win the youth vote. If the Democrats legalize these for road use they will have the youth, Republicans need to act now and show they truly beleive in freedom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMVjCL3u-l0&feature=relmfu They are safer than walking and are capable of decent fuel mileage. People own the roads and should be allowed to drive something that can keep up with traffic… If you are not for the legalization of these, you are a nanny-state progressive…Don’t let theDemocrats win the youth…Glenn please do a VLOG riding one of these…People who ride their motorcycles to work to save gas are trying to find away to ride when the roads get a little icy.
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mersey
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:41amGood move. I’ve seen him on Real News and filling in for Glenn. Looking forward to seeing his own show.
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GrayPanther
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:31amAs a subscriber to GBTV or TheBlaze TV, I am in favor of fighting back. Yes, when states just take the unconstitutional crap from Washington, they are giving permission to the feds to screw them. BS! This all has to stop with nullification; refusal to go along with tyranny. sign up for TheBlaze TV and enjoy more conservatism daily!.
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joey g
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:26amgreat…getting sick of hannity…last night he had the martian on…then kissed his ****
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TSUNAMI-22
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:40amSick of Hannity (broken record), Greta (boring) and that smug, self-promoting Bill O’ Reilly. The only one on Fox that’s even worth a deuce is Dennis Miller.
Enough of the moderate “fair & balanced” nonsense. I want conservative.
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mersey
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:46amEven though The Five is a lightweight version of Real News, Greg Gutfeld is genius. Glenn needs to steal this man away from Fox.
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DesdemonasCrew
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:59amAre you talking about “Gollum”? yessssssss, my precioussssssssssssss!
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CatB
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:02amI agree .. Carville .. I changed the channel … and O’Reilly .. hasn’t stopped kissing Obama’s **** even AFTER getting an interview (looking to the next on I guess) .. Greg is GREAT .. and I would LOVE to see him on the Blaze NETWORK!
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PATTY HENRY
Jul. 17, 2012 at 12:58pmI agree. Time to be unapologetic and speak our truth. WE can all learn but first we have to agree on the premise: It does no one any good to make a robot out of them; to make them dependent (just so we can have their vote).
We should move to the “if you don’t work, you don’t eat” there are millions of things that need to be done daily in every town, city and state of the USA …. no more free lunch. Obama’s premise falls apart when one looks at it logically: IF the Government built the infra-structure which permitted some of us to gain wealth and those some were the ONLY tax payers who funded the government…then……
It’s not rocket science for those seeking the truth. Obama live in the la-la land that thinks the government is some ‘master’… he’s nothing more than an inept Marxist and we need to get him out of office.
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YaakovMar
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:25amCongrats, Andrew! Listen to you almost everyday on SiriusXM and you’re one of the only ones who makes the arguments stand up! Keep up the good work!
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rose-ellen
Jul. 17, 2012 at 11:46amCome on-being on Serius doesn’t count -.the siberia of the media in terms of power or influence!
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buddies4life7
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:19amYay for Andrew! We love him on sirius XM.
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AllAmericanG
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:18amOne of the smartest moves GBTV / TheBlaze could have made. Wilkow is freaking awesome!
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sydneybond
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:15amGood – Andrew I have watched you – I think you will do well. Very smart – Congratulations
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elisejk
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:14amI have been listening to Andrew for over a year now and am very excited about this news. Thank you Glenn and company for always choosing the cream of the crop.
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mhannah.vera
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:09amWhat I really want to see are shows on prepping, Like the other show the had with the family, Independence USA.
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JChampoux
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:08amThis is great, we love listening to Andrew on Sirius, and always enjoy watching him on Real News. I look forward to the launch of the new show.
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Charles
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:05amWelcome Andrew, look forward to watching you. The more I watch GBTV (The Blaze) the less I watch Fox News. Have not watched Bill O’Reilly in a long time.
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icareabouttheusa
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:10amI agree, Charles! O’Reilly is a coward.
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Beckofile
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:17amBecause of GBTV and the fact that an hour of TV is enough for me as long as it is the truth I canceled my cable and now watch less and save $150 a month.
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Popp40
Jul. 17, 2012 at 9:57amCool, Andrew Wilkow is great, he pulls no punches and is able to back everything up. It will be a good addition to the line up.
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blv
Jul. 17, 2012 at 9:54amGood for Andrew! He’s a great conservative talk show host on Sirus/XM. I love Hannity and Beck and Levin, but Andrew brings his own brand of talk to the table and he is amazing!! If you haven’t seen or heard him, give him a chance, he is well-versed, well-read and always prepared for a heat discussion!
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Steelhead
Jul. 17, 2012 at 9:53am7 million unique viewers a month…………. horse feathers
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Alvin691
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:06amYou doubt their webserver statistics?
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kevindean3
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:06amI agree… there has to be more then that… Wilkow will be a good fit at The Blaze…
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PA PATRIOT
Jul. 17, 2012 at 10:09amJealous?
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