The Great America Show - August 19, 2024


Great America Show Update


Episode Stats

Length

3 minutes

Words per Minute

202.62485

Word Count

633

Sentence Count

29


Summary

John Fawcett delivers an update on the future of The Great America Show in honor of the late Lou Dobbs and his legacy. John talks about his life and the life lessons he has learned from working with the late great Lou.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Hello everybody, I'm John Fawcett with this Great America Show update.
00:00:04.060 It's been one month since the passing of the great Lou Dobbs.
00:00:07.200 Lou was indeed a patriot, a warrior, a champion for truth, justice, and the American way,
00:00:12.420 and so much more than that that we could spend hours talking about it.
00:00:16.160 To me, Lou was a mentor, a best friend, a guiding light, and a voice of reason I never knew I needed.
00:00:22.940 I have worked for Lou for the last almost six years, from various roles with him at Fox News,
00:00:28.080 starting out as his assistant and working my way up the ladder to a producer, a writer,
00:00:32.880 and on-air reporter for his number one show, Lou Dobbs Tonight.
00:00:36.960 Almost three years ago, I started this show with him as his executive producer.
00:00:41.260 After Fox so cowardly canceled his show, Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou was not ready to give up the fight.
00:00:46.540 In fact, it only made him want to fight for this republic even more.
00:00:50.100 As such an accomplished person with such a distinguished career,
00:00:53.820 Lou could have rode off into the sunset and enjoyed the retirement he so deserved.
00:00:57.860 That was not in the cards for Lou.
00:00:59.580 He knew in his heart that his millions of followers out there needed him more than ever,
00:01:03.760 and so The Great America Show was started.
00:01:06.380 Lou worked tireless hours to put on this program, and even started back up his hour-long TV show,
00:01:11.480 Lou Dobbs Tonight, which aired every night on Frank's speech,
00:01:14.580 and he even hosted an hour-long radio show every Sunday on WABC Radio in New York City.
00:01:20.460 This is what Lou loved to do, so working seven days a week was Lou's idea of retirement.
00:01:25.220 I will admit, at times, he was so full steam ahead that even I had a hard time keeping up with him.
00:01:32.340 Working for Lou has been the honor of a lifetime for me and a life lesson that has been so invaluable.
00:01:37.300 He will always hold a massive place in my heart, and his passing has left a massive void in my life.
00:01:42.320 He is truly missed.
00:01:43.280 After taking a month off to reflect all that we have accomplished together as a team,
00:01:48.320 and visiting with Lou's wife, Debbie, who was Lou's pride, joy, and purpose,
00:01:52.560 we deliberated on the future of this show.
00:01:55.300 We decided that it's only right we continue on with The Great America Show in Lou's honor.
00:01:59.940 Lou had a vision for this great nation, and we intend on fulfilling that for him.
00:02:03.640 In the coming days, we will be starting back up the show with myself hosting.
00:02:07.960 I hope each and every one of Lou's millions of listeners who have put so much trust in him
00:02:12.120 will continue this journey with us, as I do my best to follow in his footsteps
00:02:17.100 and use everything he has taught me to promote truth, justice, and the American way in this great country.
00:02:23.660 I often joked with Lou that he had way too much integrity to be in this media business,
00:02:27.860 where integrity no longer exists.
00:02:29.680 But I vow to you, the millions of listeners, to hold myself to the same standard that Lou
00:02:34.420 held himself to, and the same standard he held me to.
00:02:38.480 I am looking forward to joining you all very soon, and please let me know what you want
00:02:42.340 to hear more of on this program.
00:02:44.120 You can email us at info at loudobs.com, or follow me on Twitter at johnfawcettny,
00:02:50.660 that's j-o-h-n-f-a-w-c-e-t-t-n-y, and on Truth Social at johnfawcett.
00:02:57.820 I'm looking forward to having you all on this journey with me as we honor the great Lou Dobbs.
00:03:02.700 May God bless you, may God bless America, and may God bless the great Lou Dobbs.