This Week's Guests

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Huckabee's Open Song and Monologue
January 11th 2025

7 ½ years; 380 shows; hundreds of guests from all over the world. We started this show with an interview with the then sitting President from the White House Donald Trump. We’ve spoken with Presidents of nations, Prime Ministers, and had a sitting Vice-President in our theater. We’ve had numerous Presidential candidates, dozens of Senators, Congressmen, and Governors come to this stage. It’s been the ride of my life and sadly, tonight we land it for the last time and taxi to the hangar for good.

As you know, President Trump has asked me to serve as Ambassador to Israel. Frankly, I wasn’t interested in getting back into government. I loved my experience as a Lt. Governor and for almost 11 years a Governor. But I’ve been blessed to be in the private sector and have been enjoying a really good and productive life. As I’ve said over the past 2 months, had President Trump asked me to babysit a bloated federal bureaucracy or oil the machinery of some massive monolithic agency, I would have politely said “no thanks.” But he called out of the blue and asked me to go to Israel as his Ambassador there. And to that I could do nothing less than the prophet Isaiah and say, “Here am I Lord, send me.” And should the Senate confirm me in the coming weeks, Janet and I will pack up and make the most impactful move of our 50 ½ years of marriage and set our faces toward Jerusalem. Now, I do hope you realize how scary it is to know your future is in the hands of the US Senate!

We have lived in 12 places over the years—the longest being the Governors Mansion in Arkansas, which by the way was the only house we were evicted from, and that being “government housing.” Our first place was half of a tiny (and I mean TINY) duplex that was barely 2 rooms and a little kitchen and we paid all of $40 a month for it. And at $40 a month it was terribly overpriced! We’ve owned some wonderful homes and have ended up living better than we ever dreamed. God has been beyond good to us. But we never imagined we would be pulling up stakes and moving to Israel. God does have a great sense of humor!

My first trip to Israel was almost 52 years ago. I was still a teenager—a month shy of my 18th birthday. It was the beginning of a deep love for the country and the people there and like a magnet I was drawn to go repeatedly. I’ve taken tens of thousands of people there over the years. But my next journey there won’t be a TOUR, but a TASK for which I urge you to pray that God will give favor and grace to accomplish.

This show has been beyond wonderful to be part of. You only saw the main faces of the show, Keith Bilbrey, Tre Corley, and me. What you didn’t see were the dozens of people behind the scenes who really do the heavy lifting of making the show something special…something very bold for a Christian network. Matt and Laurie Crouch who lead TBN believed in us and gave us the resources to put a show on each week that equaled or exceeded the production quality of ANYTHING on television. That was not as much my doing as it was the highly skilled, top of the heap people behind the cameras, designing the lighting, operating state of the art sound both in the theater and for broadcast, the incredible team of producers, production assistants, people running the control room and those working backstage to make every guest feel at home and comfortable. And our audience-experience team made every guest who came to watch in person feel a part of the show. We’ve had almost 64,000 people come to our show in person…from all 50 states and numerous foreign countries. If Covid hadn’t forced us to suspend audiences totally for 14 weeks and have limited audiences in the transition, we would have had over 76,000 people in attendance. And 70% of our audience was from out of town or out of state. Our show has had impact on hotels, restaurants, and retail businesses here in our home of Hendersonville.

We’ve had some of the greatest musical legends performing on our stage. We’ve had acrobats, many magicians, and some novelty acts that had us worried! We helped you laugh with some of the best comedians in show business and always kept it wholesome and family friendly.

But tonight we unsaddle the horse after we take our final ride.

Thanks to our incredible team who made it work. For TBN for investing in a show that we could all be proud of. To our many on-air show guests who brought their stories, their experiences, and their expertise to our stage. And to our audience at home for helping us be the number one show on the network, as well as our weekly studio audience who came to see how we made the sausage. Most of all, thanks be to God who we trust was glorified by what we did and how we did it.

I won’t say “goodbye” but rather, “goodnight…we will see you again somewhere, somehow, someway.” Maybe in Israel, maybe back here in the US, or maybe, just as the hymn says, “When We All Get to Heaven.” Thanks for the memories!

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Kid Rock
Entertainer

Kid Rock is a multi-platinum award-winning American rock ‘n roll icon. His music has been characterized as a melting pot of musical genres; from rap-rock in the ‘90s with singles “Bawitdaba” and “Cowboy,” to the multi-chart hit “Picture,” a collaboration with Sheryl Crow, to the global smash hit, “All Summer Long,” charted at No. 1 in eight countries across Europe and Australia. Rock has sold nearly 30 million records worldwide and has earned a reputation as one of the hardest-working acts in rock n’ roll, blowing the roofs off arenas and stadiums on countless cross-country tours and treks around the globe. Kid Rock holds the Michigan record for most tickets sold with 150,000 for a run of ten consecutive sold-out shows, and he set the Little Caesars Arena attendance record in his hometown of Detroit with 86,893 attendees in six sold-out shows. Kid Rock is also a passionate supporter of those who serve in the US Armed Forces, in addition to many other charitable causes through his Kid Rock Foundation. 

 

Upcoming Concerts/Tour Dates:

Rock The Country Festivals

April 5th (Sat) - Livingston, LA

April 26th (Sat) - Knoxville, TN

May 3rd (Sat) - Poplar Bluff, MO

May 10th(Sat)  - Ocala, FL

May 31st (Sat) - York, PA

June 14th (Sat) - Hastings, MI

June 21st (Sat) - Little Rock, AR

July 11th (Fri) - Ashland, KY

July 18th (Fri) - Sioux Falls, SD 

July 25th (Fri) - Anderson, SC

 

Kid Rock’s Rock’n’Rodeo

May 16th - AT&T stadium, Arlington, TX 

 

Additional Dates:

June 8th (Sun) - Myrtle Beach (Carolina Country Music Fest)

June 20th - Cullman, AL (Rock The South Music Fest)

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The Spinners
Rock N Roll Hall of Fame R&B Group

The Spinners are among the most iconic and enduring groups in the classic soul pantheon. With a towering legacy spanning over six decades, The Spinners enjoy universal appeal owing to a classic catalog of songs that have earned their place in the Great American Songbook.  The group’s classic sound,  endures, with Members, Marvin Taylor, Jessie Peck, Curtis “CJ” Jefferson and  Ronnie Moss, in their new album,  “Full Circle”,  

The Sound of Philadelphia, infused by Thom Bell, the architect of the group’s sound, deployed their signature harmonic blend and compelling lead vocals, to channel the highs and lows of romance and heartbreak into a catalog of classic hits. The collaboration with Bell kicked off in stellar fashion with “I’ll Be Around,” which topped out at #3 on the Billboard Top 100 charts. The Spinners maintained residency atop the Pop, R&B, and Adult Contemporary Charts throughout the 1970s and early 80s, with smash singles like “I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “Then Came You,” “The Rubberband Man'' and many more – earning six Grammy nominations, 18 Platinum and Gold Albums, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and selling millions of records sold worldwide along the way.  The Spinners extraordinary accomplishments earned them Music’s Highest Honor when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023.  Their legendary repertoire has earned a permanent place in the American songbook. 

For more from The Spinners, click the globe and social media icons to the left.

James Comer
U.S. Congressman (R-KY) / House Oversight and Accountability Chairman

James Comer was elected to Congress in 2016 to represent the 1st Congressional District, which covers 35 counties from the Mississippi River to Central Kentucky. He currently serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, where he aggressively advocates for reducing waste, fraud and abuse in government.
Comer grew up in Monroe County and attended Western Kentucky University to study agriculture. Shortly thereafter, Comer entered the business world, taking out a loan and purchasing his farm.
In 2000, Comer was elected to serve the first of six terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives.With a reputation for a solid work ethic and conservative values, he was named National Republican Freshman Legislator of the Year during his first term.
Comer was elected to serve as Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture in 2011, and inherited growing problems at the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. He immediately set out to work in a bipartisan way to clean up scandal, restore confidence, and crack down on waste, fraud, and abuse at the agency. Comer spearheaded initiatives to grow Kentucky's rural economy and increase opportunities for Kentucky farmers, while also standing up for taxpayers by selling unneeded equipment and returning money to the state treasury.
After his election to Congress in 2016, Comer immediately set out to replicate his record of conservative accomplishment in Washington. This includes serving as a member of the 2018 Farm Bill Conference Committee that negotiated an agreement to pass a farm bill making vital improvements to America's agricultural economy. He serves as the only formerly-elected Commissioner of Agriculture in Congress and remains active on policy matters facing the farm community.