Bill O'Reilly, former host of The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News, was one of the first people Roger Ailes hired at the fledgling network. He joined Glenn on radio Friday and, after a rather awkward introduction, warmed up to share his thoughts on Ailes, including details from his opinion piece in USA Today, in which he said this about the iconic news executive:
To say that Roger Ailes led a full life is a massive understatement. A force of nature with an agenda, RA, as fellow executives called him, was a man on a mission.
Both Glenn and O'Reilly gave perspectives on their former boss, with O'Reilly detailing, in his opinion, the one characteristic that set Ailes apart from other news executives. Enjoy this complimentary clip or read the transcript for details.