Political Food for Thought is a politically minded cooking show that airs throughout Florida
Sponsors of “Live with Lori” enjoy premium unparallel access to consumers, celebrated show host, Lori Halbert and some of Florida’s most influential public policy makers and opinion shapers.
Each week, Host Lori Halbert conducts one-on-one interviews with top lawmakers and policy shapers while whipping up some captivating culinary dishes that anyone can enjoy. These intimate and personal interviews are designed to go beyond the sound bites and give viewers an insider’s look at the people who shape their lives.
Sponsors of the show will have some exciting opportunities, not only to reach out to millions of Floridians, but also to be on the set of the show, behind the scenes with Lori and her special guests in this casual, friendly and personal setting.
Sponsors will enjoy all of the marketing benefits of television sponsorship, and the added benefits of exclusive back-stage access to show host Lori Halbert and her guests. Your company will enjoy exclusive advantages like:
- Attend any filming, and spend time behind the scenes with Lori and her special guests in a casual informal setting sharing light hearted and personal moments with Florida’s top policy makers.
- Exclusive attendance at pre-show “green room” receptions on the set of “Live with Lori” to help host, Lori Halbert greet show guests and welcome them in friendly “off-the-hill” environment.
- Choose 6 top legislators, and your business and product will be highlighted on those shows.
- Your company will receive 2 thirty second spots of commercial time in 26 Episodes
- Your Business is included in all of the show’s Social Media and media Out-reach.
- Your Business is included in end credits of all 26 episodes and in the Season Two DVD.
- Your Business is included in print and online web advertising.
- As a sponsor of the show that is giving Floridians a true taste for public policy and igniting political food for thought throughout the state, you can be one of the first to sport some savory swag through our Live with Lori merchandizing campaign.
Using “Live with Lori”, Your Business can be showcased at Capital events.
Sponsors can plan on being prominently featured at many Capital events and statewide tradeshows where host, Lori Halbert and many of her most influential and important guests can cook up some fun with show fans from around the state.
These are just a few of the ways, your business can benefit by being involved in the only show of its kind in Florida. Involvement with “Live with Lori” gives your business the potential to uniquely capture the attention of policy makers, press and consumers in a positive way, while enjoying some exciting and exclusive benefits as well as unparalleled access to Floridians and their most trusted lawmakers and policy shapers.
Cost of Sponsorship Benefits to Your Business $125,000.00 – One Season
New Show Serves up a Potluck of Politics with a Gourmet Twist
On Thursday, October 4 at 7:00 a.m., “Live with Lori” debuted in more than 6 million homes across Florida on the popular Sun Sports Network, a Fox Sports affiliate. As the 2012 Presidential election approaches in November, a new Sun Sports morning show offers viewers a chance to hear from some of Florida’s most influential movers, shakers and policy makers as they cook up some gourmet favorite dishes.
Live with Lori is a cross between a Political News show and a Traditional Cooking show. Each week host Lori Halbert serves up a little “Political Food for Thought” as she interviews politicians from all across Florida, while teaching them how to prepare a delicious meal.
“This is not a show to promote any specific beliefs or agendas. It is a non-partisan show that will allow the public to come to their own conclusions about their elected officials, and to have a little fun learning a new recipe, and just maybe come away with a new flavor for politics and policy as they see that their elected officials for what they are, people.” Halbert said.
Lori Halbert, a former Indialantic, Florida, town council member who leaped into state politics for the first time to run for the Florida House in 2010, said the show was her chance to combine her two passions in a promising and surprising way and make public policy a little more palatable.
While nearly unseating incumbent John Tobia, coming within 1/2 percentage points, in her first foray into state politics, Lori knocked on thousands of doors and sat with voters at their own kitchen tables talking about important issues, and the experience is one that left her with a taste for politics and a hunger to share her passion.
“I have a passion for cooking. There is something very personal about preparing and sharing a meal with someone,” Halbert said. “And in these hurried times, there is also very little time to get vital news and information about some of our state and our country’s most pressing issues.
“Live with Lori”, debuted with Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos and has hosted Florida U.S. Rep. Bill Posey, state senators and representatives and rapidly become a hit with audiences and policy makers across the state.
***** Sun Sports is a Fox Television affiliate with a 6.6 million viewer cable and satellite TV audience throughout Florida. On Oct. 4 at 7:00 a.m., Central Florida viewers can see the debut episode of “Live with Lori” on the Fox affiliate Sun Sports on Bright House Channel 31, Dish Network channel 422, Direct TV channel 653 or At&T U-Verse at channel 722. See your local cable or satellite guide for more information about the Sun Sports Network.
A Message from our host, Lori Halbert
My name is Lori Halbert and I’m the host and creator of Live with Lori, where we serve up a little “Political Food for Thought.” I’d like to tell you about my show, but before we get to where we’re going, you need to know what led me here.
A few years ago, I saw my hometown heading in what I knew was the wrong direction. So, I ran for Town Council where I helped change public policy.
I soon became indignant by the many inequities I saw in state and local public policies. So, I ran for State Representative. I lost, but the important part of the journey is what I learned along the way.
I learned that no one really listens to what politicians are saying from a podium or in campaign ads. When gathered for a speech, most people might listen for 5 minutes (10 if they’re really good listeners). This often is not be the fault of the speaker, it is simply human nature, and how people respond to the kind of abridged opinions and prepared speeches that are synonymous with politics today.
Anyone who’s ever given a speech can see it happen and knows the moment it does. You see in that instant that the crowds’ eyes glaze over waiting for you to finish, that you and your audience will never truly know each other, despite best intentions.
But as I walked door-to-door, and sat in the kitchens of people throughout my district, I saw how a meal and a laugh at the kitchen table relaxed many and gave them the courage to really get to know me.
So, who are the people writing the laws for our state, and our county? How do they feel about their service, their duty to us, the toll it takes on their families, their jobs and their lives?
It was with these questions in mind, I set myself to find a way to present an elected official in a manner in which everyone can relate, and to combine my love of cooking with what I learned in the kitchens across my district to present my audience with the real people who serve them in public office. Food is truly the “great uniter”. Everyone must eat, and someone must prepare it, so what better way to get to know someone than in the kitchen? I find this to be the perfect setting since the kitchen is the heart of the home, where families gather, take nourishment, and make their own decisions for their future.
This is not a show to promote my beliefs or my agenda. It is a non-partisan show that will allow a hungry public to draw their own conclusions about the real people who serve as their elected officials. Viewers will have a chance to learn a new recipe, and perhaps come away with a new taste for how their government works and realizing the person working for them in office is just like you and me, with hopes and dreams not that different from our own.