Kari Lake spent more than two decades as one of the most recognizable faces in Phoenix television news before shifting her career toward elected office. When Kari Lake joined Sean Kelly on the Digital Social Hour, she spoke about that transition and about the issues she says are driving her campaign for the U.S. Senate.
The conversation covers her view of the media landscape she spent years working inside, and the concerns she raises about drug-related issues facing the country, all framed as her own perspective from the campaign trail.
About Kari Lake
Kari Lake anchored the news at Fox 10 Phoenix (KSAZ) for 22 years, becoming a familiar presence in Arizona television before leaving journalism to pursue politics. She ran for governor of Arizona in 2022, and at the time of this episode was campaigning for a U.S. Senate seat.
Her background in broadcast journalism informs how she talks about the media, giving her a perspective shaped by years on the other side of the camera as she describes which outlets she trusts and why.
What Kari Lake and Sean Kelly Talked About
- Kari Lake's account of her more than two decades anchoring the news in Phoenix
- Why she says her broadcast career prepared her for a run at the U.S. Senate
- Her perspective on which news outlets she trusts and why
- Her described concerns about the scale of America's drug problem
- What she says drove her decision to leave journalism for elected office
- How she connects the drug issues she raises to broader border security concerns, as she describes them
- Her take on communicating directly with voters after years in front of a TV camera
Why This Conversation Matters
This conversation gives Kari Lake the room to explain, in her own words, why she made the leap from decades in local news to a run for national office and how she frames the issues she says matter most to voters.
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About Sean Kelly & the Digital Social Hour
Sean Kelly is an entrepreneur and the host of the Digital Social Hour, one of the fastest-growing interview podcasts in the world, where he sits down with entrepreneurs, athletes, creators, and cultural voices for candid, long-form conversations. The show draws over 100 million views a month across platforms. Explore more guest features on SeanKelly.io.
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