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Ron Hart grew up in Columbia, Tennessee, and graduated from The University of Memphis and the Institute for Political and Economic Systems at Georgetown University. Ron was an officer in Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, elected Interfraternity Council President and student government president.  Upon getting his MBA, he went to work for Goldman Sachs. He was appointed to the Tennessee Board of Regents by then Governor Lamar Alexander. Ron is now a private investor , runs his family foundations, and a syndicated op-ed humorist. Ron’s book There’s No Such Thing As A Pretty Good Alligator Wrestler was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Award for Humor/Satire. He appears on CNN and FOX and has been quoted in numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal.  Ron has three children and six grandchildren. After Goldman Sachs, Ron was a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and a perennial Barron’s Top-100 Advisor. Hollis Hart Montgomery, his daughter, took over his $5.5 billion in assets under management in Atlanta. His eldest is an MD and his son is involved in a tech start-up. Both of whom live in Chattanooga. Ron’s columns reflect a rare combination of Southern libertarian views and humor and have been described as “Lewis Grizzard meets P.J. O’Rourke with a dash of Will Roger’s horse sense.” His columns are carried by 50 newspapers and have a total weekly circulation of approximately 1.5 million readers. 

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Prominent Republicans and donors from all over the country will be gathering in Nashville for a major fundraising event ahead of the 2024 election. The event, organized by the Republican National Committee, is aimed at rallying support and resources for the party's candidates and campaigns in the upcoming election cycle. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has been leading the party's efforts to take back the White House, and she sat down with Mike Huckabee in the Huckabee theater to discuss the party's strategy for the 2024 election—and the challenges it faces in the wake of recent political developments. To see the interview, tune in this weekend on “Huckabee”. 

Ross Bennett left the United States Military Academy after deciding that he preferred to take aim and fire jokes instead of bullets. Since that day Ross' comedy career has taken him from New York to Los Angeles and all points in between. Ross has developed a brand all his own described as "Comedy For The Rest Of Us" which resonates with everyday working-class Americans who prefer clean humor that is both clever and politics-free. Ross discusses a wide variety of topics drawn from a life full of experiences ranging from his growing up with a father who was a Marine Colonel, to grade school snow days, to middle age medical procedures. Ross has been seen on over a dozen television shows including Comedy Central's "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn", A & E's "Evening At The Improv", and "The Late Show with David Letterman".

Rudy Giuliani was New York City mayor from 1994 to 2001. He turned what was America's most dangerous city at the time, into the safest. Now, in 2022, crime is spiraling out of control there, all over again, and a new mayor, Eric Adams has taken the reins. Should he follow the Giuliani plan to get things back on track? A lot of people there probably wish he would. America's mayor, Rudy Giuliani sits down with Mike to discuss what's happening in the Big Apple as well as the White House.

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Ruth Graham is the daughter of the Rev. Billy Graham and one of the world’s most effective evangelists in her own right. She’s the author of multiple best-selling books, and her latest is “Transforming Loneliness: Deepening Our Relationships with God and Others When We Feel Alone.”

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade, some elected officials and activists have been FURIOUS about easy access to abortion coming to an end in many states throughout the country. VP Kamala Harris recently blasted pro-life groups and their leaders, comparing them to proponents of—wait for it—SLAVERY. Ryan Bomberger says, well that's pretty ironic, because no demographic is more exploited by the abortion industry than black women. Don’t miss founder of the Radiance Foundation, Ryan Bomberger on Huckabee.

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Ryan Walters taught eight years as a high school history teacher in his hometown at McAlester High School (MHS). During his time at MHS, Walters taught Advanced Placement (AP) courses in World History, U.S. History and U.S. Government. He also taught on-level history classes, special education classes and Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) classes. 

The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) named Walters as an Oklahoma Teacher of the Year Finalist in 2016. He is passionate about the students of Oklahoma and advocating for their immediate and long-term success. 

In September 2020, Governor Kevin Stitt named Walters as Secretary of Public Education. As Secretary of Education, he was responsible for various agencies, boards, and commissions, including the State Board of Education, College and University Boards of Regents or Trustees, Office of Educational Quality and Accountability and the State Board of Career and Technology Education. 

Walters taught AP U.S. History at Millwood High School and McAlester High School. He is empowering teachers, parents and community leaders to improve Oklahoma’s education system for all students and previously served as Executive Director of Oklahoma Achieves, an education initiative of the State Chamber of Oklahoma that sought to get the business community more actively engaged in education. 

He is a lifelong advocate of improving Oklahoma’s education system and helping every student reach their full potential. 

A loving husband to his wife Katie, Walters has four children — Violet (6), Ella (4), Benjamin (2) and newborn Samuel.