‘Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson Joins Fox News Channel As Contributor
Fox News Radio will launch a weekly podcast hosted by Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson starting April 4th. Robertson will also be a Fox News contributor.
The podcast, running around 45 minutes, will focus on faith and family along with occasional celebrity guest interviews. It will sell for $1.99, or $4.99 per month. Fox News Radio will release three episodes, including an interview with Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson, at launch.
Besides being CEO of Duck Commander, which sells duck-hunting merchandise, Robertson is an executive producer on A&E’s Duck Dynasty and The Outdoor Channel’s Buck Commander. He has also co-written the book The Duck Commander Family with his wife Korie.
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.