Singer/Songwriter Danny Gokey on fame, celebrity and his beloved Green Bay Packers
Sports Spectrum Podcast
Sports Spectrum
5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
Danny Gokey is a singer/songwriter who finished in third place on the eighth season of American Idol in May 2009. Since then, he has released eight albums including his latest "Jesus People."
Gokey is a 2019 K-LOVE Fan Award winner for "Male Artist of the Year" and GMA Dove Award winner in 2016 for Christmas Album of the Year.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Danny Gokey about his American Idol experience, his love for the Green Bay Packers, the heart behind his new album, recording in a pandemic, handling celebrity and why the heart of all his music is found in his relationship with Christ.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Sports Spectrums podcast with Danny Goki is presented by Compassion International. |
| 0:06.5 | And if you're looking for a place, a ministry to sew into, if you're thinking, man, how can I help someone in need? |
| 0:14.5 | I mean, it's close to Thanksgiving. |
| 0:16.4 | We're thinking about what does that look like to be thankful for all that we have and then to give back and help |
| 0:23.0 | someone else who may not be as thankful or maybe hurting or in need. Well, compassion is that place, |
| 0:29.0 | compassion international. The most trusted child development ministry in the world. We're talking |
| 0:33.7 | about kids that are stuck in poverty. We're talking about kids that are in many ways living without hope. |
| 0:40.1 | And because of the pandemic, 70,000 kids in the compassion programs, |
| 0:44.8 | we're in desperate need of help and potentially stuck without a sponsorship. |
| 0:49.0 | And you guys have been hearing me tell you about fill the stadium in this initiative |
| 0:53.4 | with our pro athlete friends |
| 0:55.1 | and compassion. |
| 0:56.6 | And now is the time to get in on this because we are so close to reaching our goal of 70,000 |
| 1:03.4 | kids who are left in desperate need of help. |
| 1:06.8 | So check out fillthastadium.com to learn more right now and to pray and to donate and help these kids and their families in poverty. |
| 1:16.1 | Fillthestadium.com with Compassion International, fillthestadium.com. |
| 1:34.8 | Welcome to Sports Spectrum, where we bring Jesus back into the conversation. |
| 1:38.5 | Here's your host, former ESPN producer, Jason Romano. |
| 1:42.1 | Welcome, everyone, to Sports Spectrums podcast. |
| 1:43.5 | I am Jason Romano. |
| 1:47.0 | We are so glad that you tuned into our show today. You can reach me via email, Jason at Sportspectrum.com. That's my email address, Jason at |
| 1:53.1 | sportspectrum.com. And of course, our website, sportspectrum.com. That's the place to go, really, |
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