Glenn Beck holds a fishbowl painted and signed by Orson Welles. (glennbeck.com photo)
Conservative broadcast personality Glenn Beck continues to demonstrate his admiration of Orson Welles.
Beck’s TV channel and digital media company, TheBlaze, is moving to the Manhattan spot that was once home to the Mercury Theatre. The building at 1065 Avenue of the Americas that once housed Welles’ theater was demolished in the 1940s, but the office building that has since risen at the address bears a plaque recalling its fabled past.
Beck’s company, Mercury Radio Arts, and his Texas studio, Mercury Studios, were named after Welles’ theatrical company. (Beck’s love of Welles rankles many liberal Welles admirers who note the late filmmaker’s progressive political views).
“We started the company and named it after Mercury Theatre because it was a small team that could accomplish miracles and never gave up, and we are now thrilled to take the original home of the Mercury players,” Beck told CapitalNewYork.com.
The 32,000-square-foot space previously served as offices for Yahoo.
Currently, TheBlaze’s New York-based TV shows originate from studios on the east side of Manhattan, while its corporate offices are based out of another office. The new space unites all New York staffers under one roof.
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