Former Viking Chris Kluwe to host new TV show

The outspoken former Vikings punter is finding a way to stay in the spotlight.

January 12, 2015 at 4:04PM
Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe spoke during a news conference Tuesday.
Former Vikings punter Chris Kluwe (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

LOS ANGELES -- Chris Kluwe may not be playing football, but he's staying on the field.

Pivot TV, an upstart cable network, announced Friday at the TV Critics press tour that the former Vikings punter will host a new investigative series about the intersection of sports and society. No title or premiere date were revealed.

In its announcement, Pivot said Kluwe would bring his "David vs. Goliath" attitude to the docu-series.

The series is being produced by T Group Productions, which also overlooks Tru TV's "Storage Hunters" and History Channel's "Invention USA."

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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