Sean Hannity would be the sole anchor of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity & Colmes” upon the departure of Alan Colmes, people close to the network said.

The Fox News has sewn up a full lineup of politically outspoken heavy hitters, and the salaries have been eye-popping.

Sean Hannity, a cornerstone of Fox News Channel’s prime-time schedule, has agreed to appear on the network through the next presidential election in 2012.

Sean Hannity was the host of “Obama & Friends: The History of Radicalism,” which attacked the senator’s personal associations.