Former Fox News contributor and likely Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is the latest potential 2012 candidate to receive what amounts to an in-kind contribution from Fox News.

The Tuesday following his appearance in the first episode of the “Hannity Primary” on May 27, Santorum appeared on Fox's On the Record to discuss his campaign and his reason for choosing the site where he says he will make his presidential campaign announcement on June 6:

According to Media Matters research conducted earlier this year, Rick Santorum was given more than six hours of airtime on Fox News throughout 2010, worth an estimated nearly $5 million.