On October 5, 2018, a new podcast was launched featuring Polk County's own Sheriff Grady Judd.

The “Not in My County” podcast, produced by the Lakeland Ledger, will run 30 minutes and air on a weekly basis. 

It’s geared to entertain as well as educate listeners and will feature stories about crazy criminals. Sheriff Judd will also touch on what he’s passionate about in life and law enforcement. And there’s a “guest of the week” segment during which the Sheriff will discuss important issues with news makers, politicians, and celebrities from across the country. 

The first podcast guest is Andy Pollack, whose daughter was killed in the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida. Pollack has been a strong supporter of the Polk County School Safety Guardian program in Polk County. 

While Sheriff Judd is voluntarily hosting the podcast to educate and spread awareness about preventing crime, he’s also hosting it on behalf of Polk Sheriff’s Charities. Sponsors of the podcast are generously contributing towards all the great work the charity does.  

“I'm excited about doing this weekly podcast. It will be a great opportunity to enlighten people about all the great work my deputies do. 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 let us know what they'd like to hear on the show.” - Grady Judd, Sheriff

The “Not in My County with Sheriff Grady Judd” podcast will be released each Friday and is available on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Tunein, Spotify, Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

Click here to access the podcast online.