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From 2006\u20132021 he hosted the syndicated and top-rated radio program <i>The Michael Koolidge Show<\/i> on 20+ stations, interviewing a U.S. president twice, numerous elected officials, journalists, authors, comedians, World Series and Super Bowl champions, Oscar winners, troops on the ground in combat zones and everyday Americans, while broadcasting from multiple Republican and Democrat National Conventions, CPACs, and in 2019 from the Trump White House. In 2022 he ran for U.S. Congress in Illinois, then served as Chief Communications Officer for People Who Play By The Rules PAC where their message reached the <i>Joe Rogan Experience<\/i>, <i>Greg Gutfeld!<\/i> and <i>Tucker Carlson Tonight<\/i>. He launched <i>American Greatness\u2019<\/i> <i>Counterculture<\/i> podcast with Dan Proft, served for a time as <i>AG<\/i>\u2019s managing editor, and has written for <i>The Federalist<\/i>, <i>Washington Examiner<\/i>, and <i>RealClearPolitics<\/i>. 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