Sean got his first commercial radio job by posting a "Job Wanted" ad in Radio & Records. He was picked up immediately by WVNN in Huntsville, Alabama. Radio station WGST brought Sean to Atlanta, where his ratings success led to a phone call from the Fox News Channel.

Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of Fox News, brought Hannity to New York City in the fall of 1996 to co-host the new Hannity and Colmes show on the Fox News Channel. Fox News began the show in the most competitive time slot in prime time, where the show rivaled CNBC's Geraldo for ratings, challenged CNN's Larry King Live and caught the attention of WABC. Hannity joined WABC in 1997.

The Sean Hannity Show regularly hosts discussions with America's political leadership. Recent guests have included President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, the Reverend Al Sharpton, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, numerous members of the United States Congress, members of the Bush Cabinet, and the leadership of the Republican and Democratic Committees.