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'Not In My County,' Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd's podcast is here

Posted at 12:06 PM, Oct 05, 2018
and last updated 2018-10-05 19:01:01-04

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — If you're a fan of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and his well-known press conferences, get ready because his podcast, "Not In My County" is here.

Judd kicks-off the podcast speaking with Andew  Pollack, a parent whose daughter was killed in the Parkland school shooting. 

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The podcast will stream every Friday and will be 30 minutes long, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Facebook. The podcast is aimed to entertain, as well as educated listeners through first-hand accounts with, "crazy criminals." 

"I'm excited about doing this weekly podcast. It will be a great opportunity to enlighten even more people about all the good work my deputies do," Judd said. "You'll have some laughs and you might shed a tear or two. I'll be touching on a lot of issues and also encouraging listeners to tell me what they would like to know more about."

The podcast will also feature a "guest of the week" segment, where Judd will talk to newsmakers, politicians and celebrities about important issues. 

Judd has been the Polk County Sheriff since 2004, getting re-elected in 2008, 2012 and 2016. 

He started out as a dispatcher for the sheriff's office in 1972, according to the Polk County Sheriff's website. 

Judd is hosting the podcast on a voluntary basis and sponsors of the podcast are contributing to Polk Sheriff's Charities. 

"Not in My County with Sheriff Grady Judd" is available on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Tunein, Spotify, Amazon Alexa and Google Home.