Glenn Beck Inc
Mercury Radio Arts, formed in 2002, holds all the pieces of Beck’s media dominions, managing the live performances and producing (or co-producing) the radio and TV broadcasts and everything on the Web. At the center is Christopher Balfe, the 31-year-old president of Mercury. He first flung himself at Beck 14 years ago in New Haven after the radio host announced on the air he needed someone to build a Web site. Balfe juggled high school, then college (University of Connecticut), while working for Beck. When the “Pasty Patriot” headed for Tampa, Balfe went to work for Accenture, consulting for the likes of RCA and the U.S. Air Force. In 2003 Beck lured him back to expand the company beyond the radio show, offering a 70% pay cut and no benefits. How could he resist? “There’s only one Glenn,” says Balfe.”
