Literally, like 10+ years now
Was a yuge fan of Hannity in the 90's when he was on the radio. He was somewhat of a protege of Rush, and would often be featured or fill in on other shows. One guy called him 'the baby Jesus', because of how upright and clean he was. Family oriented. He had a huge upward arc starting with Fox, and a great show that I never missed called Hannity & Colmbes. But over the years it became apparent that he was building and managing his 'brand' more than caring so much about the core truths. Bush era is when he started to veer off the rails IMO, just becoming a yes-man for the republican party.
Tucker is kind of like the 'new Hannity', a lot more hard hitting and truth seeking. I like Tucker, it is just obvious that his network is comp'd. Hannity could have years ago moved on to another network, or even started his own. His legions of followers would have taken the plunge with him. Why didn't he? Because its more about the brand than the truth.
Hopefully Tucker will wise up. It feels like he could be coming to a crossroads and I hope he makes the leap.