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Introducing the Speakers for our 2026-27 Season!
Sherri Coale
Hall of Fame Women’s Basketball Coach
September 17, 2026
Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Sherri Coale grew up in a small southern Oklahoma town. She fell in love with basketball by the 5th grade and before she knew it, the game had become the road map for her life. As the first female basketball All-Stater at Healdton High School, Sherri attended Oklahoma Christian College on a full scholarship, ultimately
receiving her degree in education. Her first job was at Edmond Memorial High School where she was an assistant basketball coach and a senior English teacher before becoming the Norman High School head girls’ basketball coach… seven years and a
couple of State Championships later, she was named the head coach of the OU Women’s Basketball team. During her tenure, Sherri led her OU teams to 6 Big 12 championships, 19 straight NCAA tournaments, and three Final Fours.
Sherri also was honored in 2001 as an assistant coach for USA Basketball and as the head coach in the 2013 World University Games. Her 2013 squad defeated Russia on their home floor to win the gold.
Charlie Hurt
Co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend
October 15, 2026
Charlie Hurt is opinion editor for The Washington Times and co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend. Hurt has covered politics in Washington for two decades, first as a beat reporter and later as a columnist and opinion writer. He is also a frequent guest on Fox News and Fox Business. Hurt is recognized as the first journalist in Washington to recognize the rise of Donald Trump. Hurt credits his assessment of Trump on his lifetime in newspapers, covering many politicians, and growing up in a small, rural town working around the very people who would become Trump’s biggest supporters. Hurt has covered Congress for The Observer, Washington Examiner, and The Washington Times. He also worked as DC Bureau Chief of The New York Post, where he served as White House correspondent. Hurt accompanied Barack Obama on his world tour through the Middle East, Israel, and Germany. Hurt has also been the editor for the highly influential DRUDGE REPORT. Today, Hurt edits and contributes to the Commentary Section of The Washington Times.
William Federer
Nationally Known Speaker and Best-Selling Author
November 19, 2026
William J. Federer is a nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of American Minute, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble heritage. Bill has written or contributed to over 30 books, and is a frequent guest on television, radio and podcasts. He produces the “How We Got Here” video series for TurningPointEd.com. His AMERICAN MINUTE feature is broadcast daily on radio and by the Internet. His Faith in History television airs on the TCT Network. A former U.S. Congressional Candidate, Bill has appeared on many nationally broadcast TV shows such as CSPAN, FOX, NPR, TBN, CBN, MSNBC, NewsMax, OAN, Real America’s Voice, Stephen K. Bannon’s The War Room, Hannity, O’Reilly Factor, Real Life with Jack Hibbs, The Charlie Kirk Show and many other such shows. Bill has also been interviewed on thousands of radio programs, including Focus on the Family, Janet Parshall’s America, Point of View, USA Radio Network, Salem Radio Network, Bott Radio Network, Turning Point USA and many others.
Robin Wright
Award Winning Columnist & Author
February 18, 2027
Robin Wright is a columnist for The New Yorker and the author of several award-winning books on foreign affairs. She has reported from more than 150 countries on seven continents and has been a fellow at the Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, U.S. Institute of Peace, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Yale, Duke, Stanford, Dartmouth, and the University of California. She is the recipient of several awards, including the United Nations Correspondents Association Gold Medal for coverage of international affairs, the Overseas Press Club Award for “best reporting in any medium requiring exceptional courage and initiative,” Journalist of the Year from the American Academy of Diplomacy, the National Magazine Award, and the National Press Club award for diplomatic reporting. She is the author of eight books, including “Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World,” which was selected as the best book on international affairs by the Overseas Press Club. She is also a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awardee.
Dr. Carol Swain
Award Winning Political Scientist & Author
March 18, 2027
Born into abject poverty in rural Virginia, Dr. Carol Swain, went on to earn five degrees. Holding a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.S.L. from Yale, she also earned early tenure at Princeton and became a professor of political science and a professor of law at Vanderbilt. In addition to having three Presidential appointments, Dr. Swain is a former Distinguished Senior Fellow for Constitutional Studies with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. She has also served on the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the 1776 Commission.
In 2025, she received the Frederick Douglass Lifetime Achievement Award for a lifetime of conservative service to the nation. Currently, she is a senior fellow at the Institute for Faith and Culture.
An award-winning political scientist, Dr. Swain has authored or edited fourteen published books including the bestseller, Black Eye for America: How Critical Race Theory is Burning Down the House.
Trey Gowdy
Host of ‘Sunday Night America with Trey Gowdy’
April 15, 2027
Trey Gowdy is a nationally recognized author and host of “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy” broadcast on Fox. He graduated from Baylor University in 1986, and then in 1989 from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the “Order of the Wig and Robe” honor society. From 1994-2000 Trey served as a federal prosecutor where he received the highest performance rating a federal prosecutor can receive – two years in a row and was also recognized with the Postal Inspector’s Award. In 2000, Trey was elected the 7th Circuit Solicitor in Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties, SC, where he led an office of 25 prosecutors and 65 total employees.
In 2010, Trey became South Carolina’s 4th Congressional District Representative. While in congress Trey served on the Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Intelligence Committee, Education and the Workforce Committee and Ethics Committee. In January of 2019, Trey returned to South Carolina to practice law, teach classes and speak on nationally important legal issues.
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