{
  "id": 2229118,
  "title": "Brad Holbrook spews the truth on The Onion’s Jim Haggerty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/brad-holbrook-spews-the-truth-on-the-onions-jim-haggerty",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/brad-holbrook-interview-the-onion-infowars-the-jim-haggerty-show"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brad Holbrook has been portraying the character of Jim Haggerty on The Onion since 2007. Prior to Haggerty, Holbrook had a 25-year career as a legitimate TV news anchorman. After the events of 9/11, TV news began to fade in glory, prompting Holbrook to transition into acting. He worked in various cities, including Decatur, Illinois, Reno, Tulsa, Boston, and New York. Holbrook auditioned for The Onion's morning show, Today Now, and later created the character of Jim Haggerty for the podcast that critiques conspiracy theories and exposes supposed lies. His transition from legitimate news to a more controversial format allowed him to express his dissatisfaction with the current state of the world and make light of it.",
  "summary": "For nearly 20 years, the actor-turned-anchorman-turned-actor has grounded The Onion’s video parodies as the satirical outlet's most beloved onscreen character.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}