Regional Interests How Sean Hannity Began His Path to Punditry on Santa Barbara Community Radio KQED Published April 23, 2018 at 3:31 PM PDT Twitter LinkedIn Email In 1989, a 27-year-old Hannity was learning the ropes as a rookie broadcaster on UC Santa Barbara's KCSB radio station. It got ugly, and it didn't end well. Copyright 2018 KQED