Country Music Star John Rich Joins FOX Nation
December 05 2019 - 4:11PM
Business Wire
FOX Nation, the on demand direct to consumer streaming service
which just celebrated its one year anniversary, will debut a new
program hosted by country music star John Rich, announced John
Finley, Executive Vice President of Development for the platform.
Launching in February 2020, The Pursuit! With John Rich will be
filmed from his home in Nashville, Tennessee with signature star
guests and personal friends of Rich who will delve into their
journey to achieving the American dream.
In making the announcement, Finley said, “John has been an asset
to FOX News throughout the year, helping us raise money for Folds
of Honor through the hit single Shut Up About Politics and his role
in the recent FOX Nation Patriot Awards. We are overjoyed to have
him join our platform and bring our subscribers a new realm of
entertainment we know they will enjoy.”
Rich added, “Joining FOX Nation is a new and exciting venture
that I am looking forward to pursuing. Through my program, I hope
to further connect with the FOX News family and continue to create
meaningful content.”
Most recently, Rich took part in FOX Nation’s inaugural Patriot
Awards in St. Petersburg, Florida, raising money for Folds of
Honor, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to
children and spouses of fallen and disabled service members. During
the event, Rich helped honor America’s finest patriots, including
military veterans, first responders and inspirational everyday
heroes, autographing bottles of his Redneck Riviera whiskey, with
all proceeds going to the organization.
Earlier this year, Rich teamed up with The Five co-host Greg
Gutfeld to co-create the hit single Shut Up About Politics. He was
joined by The Five cast in Nashville, Tennessee to help produce the
popular song, Shut Up About Politics which reached number one on
Billboard’s country sales chart, debuted at number 23 on iTunes and
climbed up to number two in the world. A few months after the
debut, Rich joined The Five to announce that the single raised over
$50,000 for Folds of Honor.
As a country music singer and songwriter, Rich is well known for
his work as one half of the multi-platinum super duo Big &
Rich. In addition to his musical career, Rich is the owner of
Redneck Riviera, his personal brand which encompasses apparel,
jerky and his signature whiskey.
FOX Nation is a direct-to-consumer on demand streaming service
designed to complement the FOX News Channel experience with a
members only destination for its most passionate and loyal super
fans. Featuring thousands of hours of content, the OTT product
includes daily short-form conservative opinion programming and
lifestyle shows, as well as historic documentaries and
investigative series from a multitude of FOX News personalities at
a cost of $5.99 a month/$64.99 a year. FOX Nation is available on
iOS and Android devices as well as Apple TV, Web, Amazon Fire TV,
Google Chromecast, Roku, Xbox One and Comcast Xfinity
platforms.
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