Episode 59: STU HOLDEN, Fox Sports Soccer Announcer

STU HOLDEN has now worked three World Cups for Fox Sports, 2018 in Russia, 2022 in Qatar and 2026 in North America. He has developed a very good relationship on and off camera with John Strong. The two did 21 games in the most recent World Cup, including the final, a Spain 1-0 win over Argentina, that drew more than fifty million viewers to Fox. In this conversation we talk about his career, working the World Cup, broadcasting styles, his beginning in the TV business and much more.Recorded August 24, 2026THE SHOW:American soccer’s frontline storytellers interviewed by EmmyAward-winning John Shrader. It includes insight from the editors of Soccer America, the nation’s longest-running soccer publication, founded in 1971. New episodes released weekly. You can get more information on the program, produced by the John Shrader Media Group, at https://shradermedia.com/John Shrader's 30 years of TV and radio sports broadcastingincluded MLS, NBA, NFL and NHL. He is professor of Broadcasting and Sports Media & Communication at the University of Nebraska.