College Football Legend Lou Holtz Announces Podcast Backed by Trump Nonprofit
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ESPN analyst and former college football coach Lou Holtz is launching a podcast backed by the Donald Trump-founded nonprofit America First Policy Institute.
Holtz, 87, announced The Lou Holtz Show with a video. Included in the video was patriotic imagery with sports highlights and audio of various quotes of his. Holtz, a vocal supporter of the Republican Party, also had a clip of Trump awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The podcast, according to him, will be about “restoring the culture of this country.”
Today, I am announcing the launch of my podcast, The Lou Holtz Show.
There is no one more passionate about restoring the culture of this country than me. pic.twitter.com/2TN7fJssTt
— Lou Holtz (@CoachLouHoltz88) March 13, 2024
Despite his leanings, Holtz claimed on his new website that the show will be apolitical.
“The Lou Holtz Show is my chance to come alongside this generation with the same message my parents taught me,” Holtz said in a statement posted on the site. “It’s a chance to hear from heroes of our culture. It’s a chance for the younger generation to hear that hard work, education, and responsibility will change YOUR life.
“I don’t care if you’re Republican, Democrat, Independent, white, black, yellow, or any color in between. This show is to inspire people to do the right thing. Each episode of my show will feature a unique guest who has had a remarkable influence on American culture.”
The first episode, premiering Thursday on YouTube, will feature Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl.
