From Deseret News archives:
Hannity defends cost of traveling to UVSC
That's what Hannity told the Deseret Morning News on Friday an effort to combat rumors that he's demanding prima donna treatment for his Utah trip.
Still, Hannity's travel costs won't be cheap since he has to be shuttled by private jet round-trip from New York to Utah and then to Arizona where he will broadcast his shows during the final presidential debate there.
And the school must pay or find someone to pay the bill.
How much? A tally isn't known but it's expected to be "substantial" because UVSC must cover three legs of his trip, said Derek Hall, UVSC spokesman.
"But we won't even know anything about the specific costs until next week."
A private Hawker jet will fly Hannity to Salt Lake City on Oct. 11, but Hannity said the flight accommodations weren't arranged at his request.
"They said it. They offered it," Hannity said. "I don't want a penny."
Since Hannity has a family event the night before and hours of taping for his radio program and TV show "Hannity and Colmes" on the day of his UVSC appearance, he wasn't able to use GOP gubernatorial candidate Jon Huntsman Jr.'s private plane as originally planned.
That's when UVSC stepped in and offered to pay for a private plane, said Mike Mower, who is a member of UVSC's board of trustees.
"The agreement all along is that we would accommodate Mr. Hannity's transportation needs because he's the one doing us the favor," Mower said.
Hannity offered to waive his usual $100,000 speaking fee after learning Moore would be paid $40,000 to speak at UVSC. He only asked for travel costs.
The Huntsman campaign, which helped arrange Hannity's appearance in an attempt to balance out Moore's politically liberal views, immediately offered use of a private jet. They couldn't accommodate his schedule, however.
But the campaign will still put $10,000 toward a private jet, said Jason Chaffetz, Huntsman campaign spokesman.
"We're just trying to help supplement the cost," Chaffetz said. "We're catching him the midst of an extremely busy schedule."
However, Hannity isn't the only one flying first class.
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